The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

All of Thailand's architectural landmarks, plus some made up ones, all viewable via two-seater bicycle.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.