This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The mummified heart of a saint lives on in this church—after a brief hiatus when it was stolen.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

An artistic tribute to the famous singer, just around the corner from where he was born.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.