A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

This monument gives insight into how lost children were found in Edo-period Tokyo.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

Weighing nearly 7 tons, this massive sculpture was carved out of 500-year-old wood and decorated with thousands of jewels.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

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

Emerging from the sidewalk, this sculpture of a whale commemorates the importance of baleen in traditional Japanese puppetry.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

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

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.