An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.