Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

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

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.