Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

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

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.