This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.