Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

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

Carved panels tell the complete history of the harsh Central Highlands region.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary table, the Round Table hanging in Winchester Castle was decorated by Henry VIII.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.