This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

What is the Thing?

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

The world's longest known cave system.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.