The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.