A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.