Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

Despite the groans of archaeologists, this astounding groups of Bronze Age petroglyphs have been painted red for tourists.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.