Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

This towering statue of Jesus provided internet to the surrounding area.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Russian history in San Francisco.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

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

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

An enormous image of Utah's salt flats made entirely from tape.

The first dish to bounce radio signals off the Moon, it was the forerunner to the U.S. Space Program.

Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.