A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Ella Fitzgerald, opera singer Enrico Caruso, and dancer Isadora Duncan all performed in this lavish, supposedly haunted theater.

This singular art museum in São Paulo is unique inside and out.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.