This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.