One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

This is one really big nut.

This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.

The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.