A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

This is one really big nut.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.