This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

Once a spa resort, then a tuberculosis sanatorium, and now a crumbling ruin.

This church conducts its services entirely in Norwegian sign language.

This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

Sip heritage cider with a surprising backstory at this family-owned cidery.

This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.

A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.

A former smuggler's haven houses "The Chapel" and its mysterious carvings.

An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.

Traditional, pre-Hispanic food is served alongside classic favorites in this family-owned Mexican restaurant.

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

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

The village silk mill weaving Oscar-winning ribbons.

This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.

The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

This wildflower meadow was once the site of America's oldest operating paper mill and a symbol of Newark's manufacturing past.