This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...

A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.

This eccentric cave dwelling is bizarre even by the standards of a subterranean town.

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.

The tiny Spanish village that long refused to change its outrageously anti-Semitic name.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

A geometric jumble of homes.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.