Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

This tiny shop has been serving traditional tamales for more than 200 years.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

An ode to the history of telephones inside a telephone building.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.