Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A rare particle accelerator with a tremendous energy range is tucked away at Ohio University.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.