Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The untimely death of a dignitary's daughter led to this fort being abandoned before it was ever finished.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

Where giant ships go to die.

One of the longest natural sand beaches in the world.

A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.