This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

The world's largest Our Lady of Guadalupe statue overlooks this Ohio sanctuary.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.

The preserved remains of the former Milwaukee County Hospital for the Insane are hidden in the wooded grounds of County Park.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's final works was this UFO church.

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.