This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

This cryptic monument honors a mysterious dead woman, despite her identity being lost centuries ago.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The man who was president for only one day and spent most of it asleep.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.