A former factory hosts an amazing collection of Mexican marionettes.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.