An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

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

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.