This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

Of course the guy with the first patent for an ice machine lived in Florida.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.