An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Visit this church that's shaped like a giant glass pump either to cater to women or to reference a tragic local tale. Or both.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.

Taiwan's only erotically-themed restaurant brings the comedy back to sex and dinner.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."