Barcelona, Spain
Parc de l'Espanya Industrial
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
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Barcelona, Spain
A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Barcelona, Spain
This colorful statue welcomes visitors to a Barcelona park.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Palermo, Italy
This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.
Tecopa, California
Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.
Tecopa, California
This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.
Tecopa, California
This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.
Tecopa, California
A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.
Laughlin, Nevada
A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.
Fort Mohave, Arizona
Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Des Plaines, Illinois
Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.
Wadsworth, Illinois
A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.
Bloomington, Minnesota
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.