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The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

These cabins mark the site where our 11th president was born (probably).

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

Climb the tallest remaining fire lookout tower in West Virginia for unparalleled views—if you dare.

One of the rare, saucer-shaped prefabricated homes designed by the Finnish architect Matti Suuronen in the 1960s.

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A chessmaster's dream destination.

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.