This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

He’s not from around here.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

The most confusing clock in New York.

A 19th-century politician who died after walking home in a blizzard is honored with this Manhattan statue.

A vibrant, 100-foot-tall mural dedicated to Evelyn Nesbit, the tragic icon of the Gilded Age.