Buffalo, New York
Shark Girl
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.
Martinsville, Illinois
Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.
Mooresville, Indiana
This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Austin, Texas
Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
Austin, Texas
A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.
Austin, Texas
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Austin, Texas
A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
New York, New York
The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."
Los Angeles, California
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Antofagasta Province, Chile
In the most arid desert on the planet, the world's leading telescope allows astronomers to see more than has ever been seen before.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Xul Solar was an artist of alternate worlds, inventor of languages, and dreamer of utopias.