A modern tower, symbolizing the legend of a golden egg on top of the tree of life.

An entertainment center in a huge transparent tent.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Yo, Adrian!

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.