Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

Russian history in San Francisco.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

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