This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.