These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

Pigduck of Turku.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

Abraham Lincoln's likeness rests at the top of this giant totem pole.

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.