The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

Journey up the capitol building's cupola for an amazing view of Topeka.

A Kansas grassroots sculptor decorates the local roadways with his sculptures made from found objects.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Only through deep darkness and tragedy did this elaborate royal palace become a sacred temple.

Hakka-style teahouse where everybody grinds their own tea.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.

The opulent car collection of an eccentric Sheikh housed in his own private pyramid.

This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.