A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.