Embudo, New Mexico
Johnnie Meier Classical Gas Museum
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
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Embudo, New Mexico
One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American axe throwing club.
Two Rocks, Australia
An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
Louth, England
A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.
Shattuck, Oklahoma
Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.
Si, Thailand
Temple of a million beers.
Lutcher, Louisiana
A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.
Tambon Wat That, Thailand
Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.
Villa Martelli, Argentina
This giant power line tower is a robot that can express its moods in neon.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Brighton, England
To literally keep their waste out of their own backyards, the citizens of this English city built an impressive sewer system that is still in use today.
Gaiano, Italy
A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.
Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Havana, Cuba
A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.
Qeshm, Iran
One of the world's largest salt caves is filled with fragile salt sculptures, salt rivers, and huge salt megadomes.
Itaguaí, Brazil
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Madurai, India
This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.
Cancún, Mexico
Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.
Tijuana, Mexico
Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.