Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Catalonia Tradition: Beating the hollow Christmas log until it defecates in your fireplace.

A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

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

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.