Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The longest step street in the city.

One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

What is the Thing?

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

A gift to the children of Boston, this bronze bear represents playfulness, a spirit of love, and the warmth of big hugs.