Monrovia, California
The Aztec Hotel
This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.
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Monrovia, California
This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.
Providence, Rhode Island
A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.
Brooklyn, New York
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Glasgow, Scotland
This ancient holy well is older than much of the city that surrounds it.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.
Beaucaire, France
A winery built on the site of a Gallo-Roman estate uses historical tools to recreate ancient vintages.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Hamden, Connecticut
Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.
Linby, England
A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Achnashellach, Scotland
This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.
Paris, France
The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.