A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

The Catskills retreat of naturalist writer John Burroughs.

This stave church nestled in the Catskills was built in the 1960s by a community of Ukrainian immigrants and refugees.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

One of the world's largest model railroads is a mind-boggling achievement.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.

New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

This 25-foot-tall gorilla made his way from the Wildwood boardwalk to a Pine Barrens gas station and deli.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.