A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.

Site of a famous 19th-century transcendentalist utopian community, now abandoned.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.