This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This public elevator links the lower city to the upper city of Salvador.

This kilometer-long university building is an unexpected architectural delight.

This "Little Finland" started as a Finnish utopian society in Eastern Brazil.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

This creative sculpture was a way to "recycle" an old tree.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This sidewalk monument honors more than 50 civil rights activists who helped change the face of America.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.