The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

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

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

The Okefenokee Swamp houses this "incredibobble" tribute to the creator of America’s favorite cartoon possum.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.

Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This small museum showcases the Singing Brakeman's yodeling prowess, railroad roots, and country music stardom.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

A swirling spectrum of stained glass dazzles visitors who enter this subway station.

A remnant of the original World Trade Center complex continues to serve as a commuter gateway.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.