The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

America's first nuclear-powered merchant ship is now a time warp to the atomic age.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.