This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

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

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Become a prohibition rebel.

A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.