Brick walkways weave through more than 500 palms and cycads, representing 150 species from around the world.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

A mine in the Sierra Nevada that produced nothing but barren quartz.

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Take a trip back in time at this retro cinema dating back to 1954.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

The largest protected conservation area in the Ozarks—a region that stretches into northern Arkansas and southern Missouri.

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

This museum details the history of a local miracle: The return of the critically endangered black-footed ferret, which was once believed to be extinct.

This art gallery and oddities boutique bewitches visitors with a trove of occult trinkets and eccentric antiques, work by an ever-changing roster of underground artists, and classes in tarot and other mystic arts.

A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.