The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

Immortalized by artists, this church incorporates a medieval lighthouse into its shoreside structure.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.

Known as the "Stairway to Heaven," this historic canal dates back to the 1700s.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.