Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A life-sized recreation of the megafauna that once roamed this region is a feature at the birthplace of American paleontology.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.