This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

18m long sarcophagus of a constantly growing dead prophet.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The large fjord lake is thought to be the home of "Ogopogo," a giant sea serpent.