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This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

Hidden on two floors of downtown building, the library has an incredible deal on rent.

The oldest brick house in the state of Ohio.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.