Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.