These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The magic's in the hole!

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.