One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

The former textile factory is now an oasis for the arts.

An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.

At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.