A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

Next to Salt Lake City's Assembly Hall stands a tribute to some unlikely heroes of early Mormon settlers.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

The relics are stored in a silver reliquary, where they can be seen through glass.

Born from segregation and exclusion, Durham’s Black Wall Street is now a living reminder of the city’s past

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A mini-Stonehenge in the corner of the North Carolina state capitol grounds.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

Along the pavement of this neighborhood in Madrid are quotes from famous authors.

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

This piece of early engineering is rather unknown despite its location in the heart of Madrid.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.