This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.