It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Mexican food and folk art.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.