Big Bear Lake, California
The Tiffany Dome
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Big Bear Lake, California
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Alcorcón, Spain
With remarkable nonchalance, this modest park in Alcorcón brings Greek mythology and astronomy together
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.
Erie, Pennsylvania
This Art Deco movie palace turned performing arts center lets audiences experience the glamor of showbiz in its heyday.
Čibukovac, Serbia
Three people can fit inside this little Serbian Orthodox church carved inside a 500-year-old oak tree.
Finnieston, Scotland
A solitary arbor with a unique pedigree.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Galveston, Texas
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Houston, Texas
Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.
Le Mans, France
A rainbow tunnel painted across three buildings and six storeys pulls a child (and every passerby) straight down the rabbit hole, ranked among the world's best murals the year it went up.
Heraklion, Greece
One of Minoan Crete's most famous images, a crowned, lily-adorned figure striding through a garden, was largely invented in the 1900s from a handful of surviving fragments, and archaeologists still argue about what it actually shows.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Mexico City, Mexico
This altarpiece isn't a gilded baroque work taken from a church, but rather a recreation where everything (even the fence and lock) are made of paper and cardboard.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Burnet, Texas
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
San Antonio, Texas
A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.
San Antonio, Texas
Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.
Chicago, Illinois
Pizza with a side of fine art.
Chicago, Illinois
Beloved bar home to musicians of all eras and reputations.
Chicago, Illinois
This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
Chicago, Illinois
A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.
Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.