This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

A lioness and her cub stand watch from the side of a building on one of Queens' busiest streets

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

One of the world’s largest suspended aquariums, located in Dubai Mall.

A modest Alabama recording studio where some of music’s biggest voices found their sound.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

A lone traffic cone perched on a ledge has remained unmoved since at least 2011, unofficially earning the status of a tiny Chicago landmark.

Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.

This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.