A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Beer lover's can-covered house.