The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

An original apothecary from 1792.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.