Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.

People can't get enough of these adorable Japanese photobooths.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired Princess Mononoke.

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

This famed marionette theater and museum is bursting with imaginative string puppets.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The most peaceful "country" in the Middle East.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.