Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

These constructed wetlands naturally filter millions of gallons of treated wastewater every day.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.