Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This arch made out of whale bones is a remnant of South Africa's whaling history.

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

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

America's first wax museum opened in 1948.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.