Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This storied music venue was once a tavern that housed an Italian Anarchist book club and prohibition parties; today it's a community space for artists and musicians.

The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

This deceivingly ordinary warehouse hides an enormous collection of pop culture treasures.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.