Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

The abandoned palace stands as a wounded but proud beacon of Afghan hope.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.