A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

This beach pool offers a spectacle of crashing waves, blue hues, and a historical lighthouse.

A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.

This beachside town is home to a diverse nature reserve, multiple cays, and one of the three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico.

The short hike is worth the stunning views and crystal blue waters of a secluded beach.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

This chicken coop pays homage to a classic architectural style made famous throughout the southern United States.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.