City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.