One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

A science teacher's dream.