Places hymeneinstein Wants to Go

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

This massive chapel in the middle of the Indonesian forest is both haunting and fowl.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

A marvel of technology a century ago, this disused power station now offers a lovely glimpse into the industrial design of the past.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

Crosses of all shapes, sizes and colors litter the mountain, the site of a huge yearly Orthodox pilgrimage.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.