Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.