Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

An out of this world experience.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This historic pink parlor keeps Phoenicians cool with homemade, retro ice creams.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.