Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

In one Chicago park, a trio of werewolves are waiting to devour their fallen brethren.

Location of the Real World's disastrous, and protested, eleventh season.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

Beautiful natural falls where Satan once ruined a pot of beans.