This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

A group of artists transformed this desolate city alleyway into an outdoor gallery of street art.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.