A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The gravestone of the man who designed the plastic pink flamingo is adorned with his most famous creation.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.