60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

This wildlife trust is dedicated to orphaned elephant rescue and conservation.

This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.

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

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The second-highest train station in Europe.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world