A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.

A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.