Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

This striking church was built from a Frank Lloyd Wright design more than a decade after the master architect's death.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Grown from a seed that went to the moon!

Browse an impressive collection of passenger and military aircraft dating back to World War II.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The first Icelander to hold the position of governor.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.