The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

On the Irish coast, 18 members of the Howard family are eternally resting in an Egyptian pyramid.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

From morgue to urn, watch the whole process at this unusual educational attraction.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.