This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Experiencing Guatemala's sensory-exploding church is a blunt reminder of European influence.

Guatemalan womanizer, venerated during Holy Week.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.