This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.

A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.