Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Two awe-inspiring globes from the reign of the Sun King hang from the ceiling of France's national library.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.