Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

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.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.