One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."