With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The former Mexican president kept the bullets that killed his predecessor on display in his home, now a museum.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

A nerdcentric group and creators of the Nerd Prom.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

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

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This ancient town is full of stunning Ottoman architecture and streets so narrow trash collection is done by donkey.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.