Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.