This tomb was fashioned with a sliding window for a grieving mother who struggled with her daughter's death.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

The site of a tragedy in 1908 that claimed the lives of 171 people and changed fire safety laws across the state.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.