Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

A church filled with the bones of hundreds of virgins martyrs—or so they say.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.