A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

Gigantic water vessel, permanently grounded in Southern Albania.

Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.

These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.

One of the few remaining temples of the Religion of Humanity.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Dine inside a giant caterpillar at this community-run eatery.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.

This Philippine island is dotted with (fake) Grecian ruins.

From fortification to folly, this hilltop structure has undergone many changes in the last 800 years.

The burial site of one of the most notorious bushrangers in Australia's history.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

A Danish fisherman spent 25 years covering nearly every inch of his home with tens of thousands of shells as a gift to his wife.

The crumbling remains of a gold mine that was operational in the 1930s.