The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.