Church built on the site where the last tsar of Russia and his family were killed.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

One of Mexico's youngest major cities still holds on to this structure representing its short modern history.

This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

This museum is dedicated to preserving Minnesota's lake culture through displays of vintage watercraft and rotating exhibits.

14th century Norse artifacts in Northwestern Minnesota could have proved a Viking landing before Columbus.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

A renowned Civil War veteran, this Bald eagle now presides over the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.