A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

The largest seated Buddha statue in Japan is the centerpiece of an abandoned complex in a quiet, seaside town.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

An out of this world experience.

A bridge that dates back to the 12th century is said to have made the devil very angry.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.