A local prank turned town icon.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Packed to the ceiling with antique taxidermy and hunting arms.

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.