The oldest continuously operating church in California.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

This UFO crash-landed on the outskirts of a French town in 2009.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.

Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks.

This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

A home for skateboarders with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean in Morocco.

The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

The first Venetian glass exhibit in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

One of the few slot canyons in New Mexico, this area is fantastic for hiking, camping, and stargazing.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

A colossal statue of a woman hugging a modern building.

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.

This hiking trail is scattered with the remains of a failed attempt to provide water to farmers in Dry Fork Canyon.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.