Home to items never before seen by the public.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.

The world's biggest pet store.

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

This subterranean funicular is one of the world's smallest subways.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

A surprisingly large number of show waterski teams are located here in Wisconsin.

A Canadian POW for German soldiers during WWII where prisoners hatched an elaborate escape plan.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

A 13th century fortified house built to defend the Duchy of Burgundy.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.