The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.