The former epicenter of the Ecuadorian textile industry, turned museum.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

The 10th-tallest pyramid in the world, this former sports arena is now home to a massive Bass Pro Shops store.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.