Roswell, New Mexico, USA

An alien spacecraft crashed outside Roswell in 1947. Its extraterrestrial passengers survived and quickly blended in with the local population. Now, their children are taking starter jobs at Dominoes, KFC, and other fast food chains that depend on attracting the attention of passers-by. [2016]

Drake's Landing, California, USA

What's life in the cloud like? At one time, only angels and air faeries could answer that question. Now, everyone spends a good portion of their life there. In fact, the cloud is where we keep our memories. [2016]

Miccosukee Indian Village, Florida, USA

What's life in the Everglades like? Just ask the Miccosukee Indians. Today, they open up their shimmering home to visitors by offering air boat rides through rivers of grass. [1993]

New York, New York, USA

What's life in Hell like? Regardez! He's living in Hell's Kitchen. A New York Times reporter once referred to the area as "probably the lowest and filthiest in the city." Now, it's a seat of gentrification, with lots of walk-up apartments and aspiring actors. [2017]

Brussels, Belgium

HIV+? People of all genders and races need to think about it, and that advice is given in Belgium's two languages: French and Dutch. Without the mural, Belgians would not have a reminder that we all still live under the cloud of AIDS. [2015]

Brussels, Belgium

Brussels is blessed with scores of murals honoring the comic-book characters for which Belgium is famous. The French word for wall is le mur, so a wall painting like this is called a mural. But here, we're talking about window paintings. So, we're obligated to coin a new word: fenetrals, from the French word for window, la fenêtre. [2015]

Brussels, Belgium

Brussels may be the capital of Belgium; it may be the capital of Europe; but, most importantly, it may be the capital of comic books. Only in Brussels have so many characters escaped their bindings and hung themselves on walls around the city. Sometimes the intent is to provide comic relief; other times, it's to change attitudes and opinions. [2015]