An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A land of debatable treasure.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.