How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

This historic furnace was once used to produce cannonballs during the Civil War.

The only statue of its kind to commemorate Washington's beginnings as an officer of the British Colonial Militia.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A memorial honoring those who perished in one of the worst construction disasters in U.S. history.

An iconic Soviet statue of working-class people.

A collection of iconic Soviet car models on display.

A solemn, monumental, kitschy palace of worship honoring victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Rare documents, old instruments, and gruesome specimens showcase the history of military medicine.

Social outcasts and cannibalism in Stalin's Soviet Union.

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.

This Russian locomotive museum was once devoted just to Lenin's funeral before expanding to encompass Moscow's entire train history.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.