Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.