This mysterious and once-grand memorial still embodies a remarkable architectural vision.

A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

A tribute to the first human in space.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

Oriental bazaar in the heart of Sarajevo.

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

This castle-like building in Manhattan helped destigmatize cancer in the 19th century.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

This Ukraine alleyway has become its own little island of forgotten things.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

An underground city of salt.