Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

There must be a pun in this haystack somewhere...

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A drawbridge named for a potentially intersex Polish national who fought alongside George Washington during the American Revolution, and an example of "Pulaski Red".

Here be dragons.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Outdoor escalators and art have helped change what was once a notoriously dangerous part of Medellín.

A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.