When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

A Route 66 filling station that was designed to resemble the Hagia Sophia, and is now the symbol of an arts district.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

One of the most photographed locations in the entire city.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.