Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.