Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The gathering point of an old Melbourne swimming club was site of a historic, world-record dive in 1918.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

This mountain trail inspired Nietzsche to complete his magnum opus.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.