"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.