This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.