An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.