An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.

This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.