Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

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

More than fifty centuries-old religious shrines hide in the walls and above the doorways of Gozo’s capital, and most visitors walk straight past them.

The grand triumphs and bloody tragedies of the French Revolution all trace their way back to this unassuming tennis court.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.

More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.