This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.