The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.