At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.

An otherwise quiet campground becomes a bustling medieval town for two weeks every year.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

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

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

An urban laboratory.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.