The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.