This massive piece of artwork weighs more than 250 tons, and was designed as a tribute to the first president of the United Arab Emirates.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

Over the dunes of the Empty Quarter, the mysterious music of the desert.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

Billed as the "largest natural flower garden in the world" this Middle Eastern show field has little competition at 45 million flowers.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

The only boathouse Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed was also the only unbuilt structure in his famous Wasmuth Portfolio, until 2007.

This Buffalo museum hides an Art Deco gas station designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.