The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

Bone marrow-loaded birria with handmade corn tortillas—need we say more?

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

Pickles belong on pizza and this freewheeling outpost proves it.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.