This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.

One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This natural "sea of stones" was once used by the Romans as a quarry.

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

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”