A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

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.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

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

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

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

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

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