Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

This unique Lady Liberty is one of the only examples of the figure sitting down.

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

Though a proud Texan, the 41st President of the United States started life in the suburbs of Boston.

A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Memorial to a beloved puppeteer as well as all street performers.