Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

These gnarly desert trees produce the prized aromatic resin traded along the ancient incense trail.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

Two mermen, eternally spitting into each other's mouths.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

A bygone village occupation lives on via this quaint public chalkboard.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote the Jungle Book is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.