Santa Barbara, California
Whale House
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
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Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Bruges, Belgium
The oldest cemetery in Belgium.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Bruges, Belgium
The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Ghent, Belgium
An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.
Asheville, North Carolina
Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Yucca Mesa, California
An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Seattle, Washington
A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.