A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

America's first federal monument.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.