Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

The most powerful laboratory radiation source in the world pulses with 1,000 times the electricity of a lightning bolt.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.