After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

This memorial honors five journalists who were killed in a mass shooting in 2018, and affirms the importance of the first amendment.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

A quick journey through the history of Annapolis.

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

The United States' oldest Episcopal church still in active use.

This one-room schoolhouse played a significant role in the education of Black children for almost 100 years.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

The elevator hidden in a smokestack on Roosevelt's yacht now serves as a monument to the former president.