The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

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

Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.