A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.

This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

Up-close opportunities to see working birds of prey.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

An institution dedicated to the towering buildings that make up skylines in New York City and around the world.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Eat like a "buckaroo" at this remote restaurant.

Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.