This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Nearly every wall in this French villa has been "tattooed" by artist Jean Cocteau and other famous painters.

What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Final resting place of the immigrant who brought artificial seltzer water to America.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.