The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

This Prague museum collects brutalist relics and memories from the country's former Soviet rule.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

One of Europe's largest supercomputers is housed inside of a disused chapel.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.