The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.