This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

The Man In Black grew up in a large agrarian community established by the federal government in the Great Depression.

An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.