A labyrinthine museum chronicling the history of African culture in Brazil.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A local prank turned town icon.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

A historical convent known for taking in bad luck babies left on its doorstep is now an upscale shopping center.

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.