A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

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

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.