This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

The roadway bend where highway painters practice their craft looks like expressionist art.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Home of the "true" equator.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.