This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

Once part of an extensive network of fire towers, this is one of the few remaining in this Wisconsin forest.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.