This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.