This Javanese-Hindu temple from the 15th century is unmissable for anyone with even a passing interest in erotic art.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.