This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.