Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

Dubbed the "smallest church in America," this tiny sanctuary was a local grocer's dream come true.

A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.