A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

What is the Thing?

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

The world's longest known cave system.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.