A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

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

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.