A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

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The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.