Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.