A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

A mecca for India's Jains.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

This once-thriving coastal area is now a preserved ghost town.

This work of art pays tribute to an iron-hulled paddled steamer that traveled the world.