340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.