This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.

This vacant church in the Financial District was once the heart of New York's first Syrian immigrant community.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Sky ships, planes, and portraits left as unique tokens of hope and thankfulness.

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Peek into the world of those creating the beautiful, delicate paper parasols found all over the globe.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

This unique railroad museum secretly contains the history of Poland rebuilding itself from the inside-out.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.