One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?