Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

Buddha and Jesus tower over this French mountainside headquarters of the Aumism religious cult.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.