A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.