An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A striking memorial recalls thousands of Bolognese men and women killed fighting fascists in World War II.

Legend has it this fountain built to symbolize the Pope’s power hides a strange secret concerning Neptune's manliness.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

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

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.