A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.