A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.