Bartlett, Illinois
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
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Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Mooresville, Indiana
This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.
Berkeley, California
A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Thurmont, Maryland
This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.
New York, New York
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Heath, Massachusetts
A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.
Walhalla, South Carolina
An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.
Bristol, Florida
A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.