Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.