Alexander Hamilton’s creation caused quite a bit of controversy.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

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Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

This ostentatious Italianate palace of an Oklahoma billionaire is filled with several themed mini-museums.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.