A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Roadside tribute to a staple of eastern European cuisine.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Mennes invented the tags we all place annually upon our license plates, and his story is told frankly and in full upon his headstone.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

One of three official copies of Marcel Duchamp's enigmatic masterpiece is on display in an obscure Tokyo museum.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.