This small cottage once fell into Tampa Bay but was rescued and restored.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

Home of the "true" equator.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

A collection of pianos and more guaranteed to delight anyone interested in music history.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.