This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

The corpse bride of Portugal.