Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Take in a sweeping views of Guanajuato—and save yourself a hike up a steep hill—on this funicular.

True to its name, this little house presents like a dollhouse, and surprising details are revealed with a quick peek through the window.

Though they look like Hobbit houses, these semi-underground stone structures were built for winemaking.

A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.

Along a coast that sees the annual migration of humpback whales, a geological formation that takes the shape of a whale’s tail.

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

Originally built circa 13-14th century, this “snail well” was a resourceful means to draw water in a region where the soil was mostly loam.

A quirky, larger than life sculpture on an old bunker pays tribute to an eccentric carnival entertainer.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.

You can dig up your own crystals in the quartz capital of the world.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This “grave” memorializes the 53 rakugo stories that were once banned by the national censorship.

Giant kites are flown during this Day of the Dead celebration in Guatemala.

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

An ancient stone structure that, according to legend, was built by witches.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.