A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.