A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

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

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.

The first hospital in the New World.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

Swim or sail to this pie-slinging boat off the coast of St. Thomas.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.