Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

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

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

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

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

This German version of Universal Studios holds a vault of treasures from the NeverEnding Story.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.