Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

According to fictional Kcymaerxthaereal history, a powerful woman with a voice whose beauty could not be concealed found solace at this site at the Majestic Hotel in Singapore.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

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