Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.