A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A small museum contains one of the largest collections of ethnic and traditional headgear in the world.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

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

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.