Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.