A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

The last vestiges of this ship are mostly buried beneath the sand dunes.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.

Looking for the train station? Try the building shaped like a train.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

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

Spend the night inside a two-story elephant villa.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

An iconic work of public art that lights up the downtown area.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.

Home to the abandoned Tioronda Hat Works Factory, this park is a combination of woodlands and marshlands.