In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.