The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.

In this coastal town, the time-honored tradition of reenacting the struggle between the Christians and Moors includes the arrival of the Moorish fleet.

The legendary bathing site of a Moorish queen is actually part of a Roman fish farm.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a flock of Swiss ungulates.

This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.

A sapling of the legendary tree where conquistador Hernán Cortés sat and wept after an Aztec uprising.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.

This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.