This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

The world's largest rotating world.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

Once the tallest building in Chisinau, this unique tower is a relic of Soviet architecture.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

An artist crafted this lonely left hand as an imagined relic from Singapore's history.