This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

Hidden deep within New Jersey Pine Barrens is a massive graffiti wonderland.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

This mesmerizing kinetic sculpture blossoms endlessly in the breeze.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Orthodox church partially financed by Tsar Nicolas II.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

Former bath house turns gastropub.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

A collection of beautiful crystals shaped like freshly plucked roses.

Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

This historic theater's pipe organ still accompanies silent films just like it did in 1929.