San Diego, California
Mushroom Beach House
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
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San Diego, California
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Palermo, Italy
This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.
Palermo, Italy
Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Şehzadeler, Turkey
This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
Kuşadası, Turkey
This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.