One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A seven-story wooden coal tipple stands this former mine, the last of many that once covered this area.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

A decommissioned military complex that's now a modern industrial park.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.