The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.

This enormous sports car themed amusement park is home to the world’s fastest roller coaster.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Literally a million fascinating cartographic artifacts are held in this sprawling university collection.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.