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Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

The first and only museum dedicated to stained glass and horology opened outside of Chicago in 2017.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.