The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

One of New Zealand’s few castles boasts beautiful gardens, grand architecture, and a history filled with family drama.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

This probably wasn't what Mao had in mind.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.