The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

A martyred saint built a nunnery and school for girls here known as the "Parthenon."

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Newfoundland's last remaining granite lighthouse.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A portrayal of two lamps embraced and in love.

Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

A private home collection of more than 3,500 cat figurines.

A highly-criticized monument in Budapest has become the site of a makeshift Holocaust memorial.

A rock that was too big to move, so the town just paved around it.

The collection of a paranormal investigator who traveled the country collecting haunted items and stories.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.