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

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

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

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.