Aruba’s first chapel.

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

A rare underwater observatory in the Caribbean that provides breathtaking views of vibrantly colored aquatic life.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.