This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

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

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

Bomb tests and sheep ranchers share the world's largest military land base.

A small Australian farmhouse became an international icon after appearing on a Midnight Oil album cover.