An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

This cemetery is all that remains of a school for "wayward" girls.

World's largest Christmas store.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

This ambitious attraction was the brain child of a lake resort impresario, and built by the WPA.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The 606 is a decade in the making.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.