Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.

A stunning architectural yet functional feat, towering over Oslo.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.