Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

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

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.