Tecopa, California
Villa Anita in Death Valley
This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Tecopa, California
This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.
Primm, Nevada
This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Toronto, Ontario
A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Toronto, Ontario
This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.
Toronto, Ontario
An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania
A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Lisbon, Portugal
Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
These rock drawings in the Côa Valley also create an ancient optical illusion.
Lisbon, Portugal
This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.
Porto, Portugal
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Coimbra, Portugal
The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.
Seia, Portugal
Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.
Faro, Portugal
The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.
Alcantarilha, Portugal
This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.