This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

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

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

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

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.