The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

A massive, fading granite poem is all that remains of one Whitman superfan's tribute to the famous writer.

Thanks to its curved shape, this incredibly durable dam "whispers" to visitors.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.