A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

A small subculture of boat dwellers keep their traditional way of living alive at this Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter.

This naval gun is fired every day at noon, an odd timekeeping tradition the origin of which is local legend.

Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui.