Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.