César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

A memorial to honor those who were killed in a Bastille Day terror attack in Nice.

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

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

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.