The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.