What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Settled in 1696, abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.