Places Rogier Wants to Go

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

One of the largest sand dunes in the world is nicknamed the "Scary Mountain" due to its steep slope and sharp incline.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

The shortest in the world, this landing strip stretches a mere 1,312 feet before steep cliffs on either end plunge into the Caribbean.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

Every winter, the wind carves blocks of frozen water into beautiful abstract shapes inside this unusually curved tunnel.