South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

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

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The famous winding walk at Chartres is surrounded in mystery and myth.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.