The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

This whimsical park encourages its visitors and wildlife to roam on and around the various works of art.

A historic hotel library in Indiana hides more than a few secrets on its shelves.

A wartime promise becomes a shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.

On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.