The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.