Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A whimsical European-style chateau that calls the coast of Chile home.

An hour south of Punta Arenas (Chile) along the Strait of Magellan, a Kcymaerxthaere plaque tells the story of Culev Larsze, cursed to live without words in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

Claims to be the "World's Highest Hill."

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.

This ancient sinkhole-turned-healing-pool is a treasure trove of archeological discoveries and may even be the Fountain of Youth.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.