The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

Inside a Scottish castle hangs the tattered remains of a flag with murky origins and supposed magic powers.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Fuel your honky-tonking with this venue's unbeatable “Recession Special.”

These fossilized remains of an ancient saber-toothed cat inspired the mascot of Nashville's NHL team.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.