The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Oldest building in California still in use.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

An ode to filmmaker George A. Romero, who used the mall to film an iconic horror movie.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

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

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.