Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.