Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

The site of the one of the most deadly train wrecks in American history.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

This tombstone marks the final resting place of the beloved 1990's character, Ernest P. Worrell.

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Thousands of tiny squares in different colors make up this piece of street art.

A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Physicist’s epitaph provides final confirmation to a career of turmoil.

A neo-Gothic mansion now houses a wunderkammer of analog tech that hits on all the senses.

The resting place for anonymous victims of the Danube's dark waters.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.