One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.