This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.