Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.

As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.

This giant volcanic crater holds its very own field of salt.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Unique antiquarian shop specializing in globes, maps, and prints.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaii," this fishing village has become a surfing town.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.