The 606 is a decade in the making.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This softly rounded mansion was built without corners not to avoid evil spirits, but to make them more comfortable.

The young Black revolutionary was killed before getting to see a non-segregated pool in his hometown.

A plaque marks a former safe house on the secret route, now hidden next to a McDonald's.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

This tiny train shuttles passengers to one of Northern Ireland's most spectacular sights.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.