A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

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

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

A historic trade hub teeming with gorgeous architecture, colorful goods, and vibrant designs.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.