The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.