Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.