The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.

An avant garde art museum at the University of Chicago.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an eighth-century Buddhist master.

Queen Anne style apartment house built in 1886.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

Ornate "Renaissance Revival" style building.