This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

The Victoria-era quarantine station for Sydney.

The massive Roman arch in New Hampshire that was meant to be a tomb.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The Old Man of the Mountain’s less-famous, but still beloved little brother is said to resemble a leader of the Abenaki tribe.

A historic custom house with ties to George Washington is now a shrine to local nautical history.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.