A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.

An unprepossessing stone marks the last resting place of one of the most accomplished Native Americans in history.

The majestic, sacred tree is represented on this piece of public infrastructure.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.

The only geyser in the state of Pennsylvania is caused by pressure from an abandoned coal mine outside of the ghost town Centralia.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Expertly restored pinball machines as far as the eye can see.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

This small, unassuming, nursery plays hosts to some unique plant life.

The summer home and later final residence of acclaimed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.