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

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

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

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This stately clubhouse has showcased German-American culture for over a century.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.