The first hospital in the New World.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

The mental institution where Van Gogh created some of his most famous work now allows guests to walk in the artist's footsteps.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The largest and most famous wax anatomical collection anywhere in the world.

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.

The middle finger of modernity.