Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

One of the oldest theaters in Australia, it's also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

Come in, light some incense, and ignore the live snakes around you.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This attraction is part anthropological journey and part amusement park.