Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This historic spot was where America's involvement in the Vietnam War officially came to an end.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

Fragments of the former temple's lost facade are now displayed in a strange library of stones.

A giant Jesus statue watches over the city of Saltillo from the top of a mountain.

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

Legend has it thieves once stashed their treasures in this crater in the Mexican desert.

The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

A wild Hollywood resort thwarted by mosquitoes.

Bright, rebellious indigenous murals dating back to the Spanish Conquest inexplicably cover the walls of this Catholic church.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.