Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.