One of almost 200 confirmed impact craters in the entire world, untouched for tens of millions of years.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

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

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

These 18th century gardens tell a rocky story of the son of Odysseus.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.