A well-worn marker in a forgotten alleyway is all that remains of what had been one of Manhattan's most beautiful buildings.

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

Once used to screen films for theater owners to rent, this historic building is now a start up hub.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Where the "World Pinball Champion” is crowned.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.