The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

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

Rifle through images of skyscrapers, Worlds Fairs, and more in the largest public postcard repository in America.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

These abandoned waterworks are crumbling into the Potomac River.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.