Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.

This circus town museum recognizes the outstanding clowns of history.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.

The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.