Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Berlin's old airport.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

HFH's slum simulation is either a noble recreation of poverty or a cringeworthy attempt at same.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

What better place to take a seat?

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.