The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

The man who wasn't there.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

Because there's no place like home.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”