A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

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

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.