Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.