Places caylascuriouser Wants to Go

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

In DeWitt, New York, a blanket-wrapped gas station makes a creative statement on global dependence on oil.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Outsider Art Community.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This small road tunnel is the only place where you can cross beneath the Erie Canal.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.