Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Although called a funicular by both its owner and the locals this historic railroad is actually a rack and pinion system.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.