A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

An unsigned roadside spring that is pure fun.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

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

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

On a desolate hill overlooking McMurdo Station, a statue of the Virgin Mary stands inside a curved iron frame.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.