A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Former private property that was hidden up a trail in the woods with thousands of bright yellow daffodils.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

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 intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Two giant painted cooling towers make for one of the world’s most epic bungee jumps.

Nelson Mandela lived here with his family from 1946 until his arrest in 1962.

The original goat tower, the one that started it all.