A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.