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

The century-old remains of an abandoned farm town in eastern Washington.

The smallest country in the world.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.