A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

On a river island north of Bangkok, a small bar helped lead a home-brewing rebellion.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.