Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

This medieval city gate is now a blend of the past and the modern world.

The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.

This former Union fort commands a fine view of downtown Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

This store also houses a museum dedicated to the history of these small, historic community shops.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

An underappreciated sculpture garden just a few blocks from the capitol building.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

Not one, but two of Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpieces nestled on the same street.