Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This bazaar is one of the oldest in the Arabian world.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Groups of prehistoric tombs that dot the mountains of northern Oman.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.