When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

Canada's oldest sugar maple has been growing since around 1500.

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

This uniquely shaped tombstone is dedicated to the project construction superintendent for the Empire State Building.

This metal sculpture is a tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had a station in the village that has now been converted into a library.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.