Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The oldest surviving synagogue in New York City is now a soaring art space.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

The magic's in the hole!

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.