This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The oldest surviving wood-frame building in North America is still in the family.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

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

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.