This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

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

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.