The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

The world’s largest LED display, built over an F1 race circuit.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.