The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This castle once belonged to one of the most prominent families of medieval Carrickfergus.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.