The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

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

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

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

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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