The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Berlin's old airport.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.