Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.