The poet’s boyhood home is now dedicated to celebrating his life and legacy.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

See where Bill Murray kidnapped a hapless Punxsutawney Phil.

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

A likeness of Da Vinci's mysterious painting smiles at passersby from the side of a barn.

This work of public art symbolizes the maritime history and the modern creative industry in Fremantle.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

This park built on a former fortress has a reputation for romance.

Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.

Designed by famed 20th-century architect Cass Gilbert, the future of this abandoned 1908 rail station is currently in limbo.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

A permanent outdoor art installation made up of more than 100 mushroom-shaped lights.

A unique, time-transcending work of art depicting the progress of trade in Singapore.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.