The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

This magical trail takes visitors on a journey round miniature wooden houses on the picturesque Denmark River.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.