This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

These chunky stone towers out in Lake Michigan are the key to Chicago’s drinking water.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The 20th-century chapel’s intricate woodwork includes amazing details, most notably angels playing bagpipes.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

Sound travels strangely in this underground whispering gallery.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.