Kuwait City's uniquely designed water towers look straight out of a retro sci-fi cityscape.

The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq until ISIS blew it up twice and then drove over it with bulldozers.

The settlement of a leading abolitionist who inspired one of America's most influential novels.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

This museum shaped like an inflating balloon celebrates the sport’s buoyant achievements.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Neither bomb blasts nor heartbeats escape the giant ears of this super sci-fi Arctic outpost.

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

This shrine is dedicated to a symbol of the Maya people's struggle against inequality and injustice.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.

A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.