The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Here be dragons.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.