What if all public housing projects had been designed by "the Pygmalion of modern architecture," not only their prototype?

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

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

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.