The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

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

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

Oldest building in California still in use.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.