The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.