The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Yo, Adrian!

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.

"Try not to knock anything over!"

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.