Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A snake farm famous for its venemous varieties.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

The rough and tumble president's childhood home displays the shirt he was once shot in and the speech that saved him.

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Oldest existing wire suspension bridge in the United States.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

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

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.

Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and the Human Torch were all born in this art deco Manhattan masterpiece.