The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

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.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Celebrating the art of caricature, from comics to political cartoons.

A replica of one of South Korea's National Treasures stands as a tribute to that country's relations with Mexico.

This striking building appears to defy gravity, a tower balancing atop a much smaller cube.

This simple rock stands as a memorial of the major student protests of 1968.

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

One of the oldest Christian churches still standing in the Americas, and almost certainly Mexico's oldest in continuous use.

After several moves across Mexico City, these two statues found a home in Mestizaje Park.

This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.