A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

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

This former prison is an Art Deco masterpiece with a past full of civil rights flashpoints.

A thriving Black community was destroyed by an angry white mob at this site in 1923.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.