One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.