Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.

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

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

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Something about this Brazilian city is slightly askew... literally.

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

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.