This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

This walk to the Pacific Ocean is surrounded by modern statues of Mochica Gods.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

This now museum began supplying water to Sunderland during the mid-19th century.

A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

A dinosaur-laden walking trail outside Singapore's Changi Airport.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

A thorough look at the development and history of the underground's rolling stock of the Madrid subway system.

A large wind turbine installation in central Washington State is home to an extensive set of interpretive exhibits.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

Ride a steep cable car alongside a tall waterfall that feeds a near century-old power plant.

Hidden behind an industrial area, this is one of the very few such transporter bridges in existence.