Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.

These wooden balconies that are both decorative and functional.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.

Of course Salvador Dalí lived in a castle...

The world's most elegant power lines.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.