Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

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

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

The magic's in the hole!

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

There's nothing shrimpy about the world's largest artificial prawn.

Looking for a crappy restaurant? Pull up a porcelain bowl and enjoy your meal.