L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

An incredibly random collection of wax figures is displayed in a shopping center walkway.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.