A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

What is the Thing?

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.