Bronze footprints mark the path where a civil rights leader tried to march in peaceful protest before being knocked unconscious.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Yo, Adrian!

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A 19th-century cemetery device to ensure that the prematurely buried would be "saved by the bell."

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.