The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.