An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.