A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

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This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

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

Dozens of playful sculptures blanket these 200 rolling acres of farmland in an ode to art and landscape.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.