The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.

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

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.