Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.