Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

Possibly the oldest church in Barcelona, this basilica has its pagan and Christian mythologies all mixed up.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.