A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.