A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

The first transatlantic wireless communication between the U.S. and Europe took place here in 1903.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.