There was a bumper crop of worthwhile features this weekend – including a special on Africa from the LA Times, and coverage of who’d-a-thunk-it destinations like Johannesburg and LA’s Valley – so I’ll cut the preamble and get down to business.

Like a slice of roadside Americana gone global, PBS’ web-only feature “Off the Map�? tours 10 artistic oddities in the US, Africa, Asia and Europe.