Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

These stone carvings represent the various governors that once ruled Bombay.

The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This building contains handprints that are well over a century old.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

A tribute to the creator of the present day Hindu number system.

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.