Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The magic's in the hole!

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A mistaken marker makes an erroneous claim along the historic Old Divide Road.

Rusting dinosaurs frolic at the entrance to this roadside "snake sanctuary."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.