This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

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

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

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

One of India’s largest second-hand bookstores, with more than 600,000 volumes lining its walls.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

Every birth, death, and marriage is recorded in these color-coded leather-bound books.

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

A small village in two different countries.

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.