A chessmaster's dream destination.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

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

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.