A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.