A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

Residents of this seaside village are building a miniature 1:10 scale version of their historic town.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Long hidden under grime, the politically radical murals of a little known Yugoslavian master are finally getting their due.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.