This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

100 years later, they're still down there.

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation

The former home of silent film star Harry Carry.

This New York holdover was built to provide housing for shopgirls and still does not allow men above the lobby.

The singer, actor, and activist lived here during his final years, and now it’s a museum dedicated to his legacy.

Home of the physician who set the leg of John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

The place where Dvořák composed some of his most famous works.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

A private residence adorned with a gorgeous mural dedicated to the buzzing insect.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.