The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

An urban laboratory.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Ornate and macabre headstone in one of the country's oldest cemeteries.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.