The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

Why is there a vintage Rolls Royce in this Buddhist temple?

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.