Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

This exhibit allows visitors to wander through the interior of a replica Ice Age glacial cave.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

An old dining hall now serves up ghost stories for lusty locals.

An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.