Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

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

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

The beloved home to all publications indie, erotic, and punky.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.