This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

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

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.