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

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Given just one more year to live, Conrad Schuck built his dream house in Bartow, Florida.

If you ever wanted to own an actual piece of Disney World, this is the place to shop.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.