A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

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

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."