One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.

The design of the Palacio Salvo has been described as "a lighthouse on top of a building."

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Spanish religion mixed with local architecture has yielded a network of churches unlike any other.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

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

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.