The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The longest-covered bridge in the state of Maryland.

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 giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

A tunnel that brings more than a century of history to life from the deepest parts of the Niagara Gorge.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.