Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The largest model carrot in the world.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.

Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

A journey through a collection of classic cars and fashionable artwork.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

A steampunk airship "floats" above Hamilton Gardens delivering plants and compost.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.