A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

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

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

This Upper East Side apartment co-op was designed as a tuberculosis sanitarium.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.