This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.

The floor of the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas is entirely covered in sand.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.