Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.