The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world