A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

This amazing collection includes rare stamps from around the world, including fluorescent ones.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.