A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

No building in the world leans as far as the so-called “Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi.”

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

Fourteen sculptures showing the development of a fetus stand outside a hospital for women and children.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.