The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

An original apothecary from 1792.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.