Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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 ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Tibetan-influenced mountain fortress in Northern Pakistan.