What is the Thing?

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

A white oak with property rights.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.