Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

A metal menagerie fills the yard of this museum and gallery, the work of Montana artist Bill Ohrmann.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.