This bell is one of the last remnants of the lost city of Triadelphia.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

Winding country roads in eastern West Virginia lead to an extraordinary place populated by fiberglass giants.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

Once the center of a thriving early Black community called Martinsburg.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

A small Second Empire-style building is one of only seven remaining lighthouses on the Hudson River.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.

A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.

Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.

A reconstruction of a classic mansion on the island of Delos was designed for a historian and archaeologist.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

A totally unique, animatronic depiction of the Australian gunslinger's last stand.

This small, lush island has a long and bloody history.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.