Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Preserved baths in a Victorian-era spa town frequented by the most famous people of its day.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.