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The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

An abandoned lighthouse awaits its destiny: being buried under shifting sand.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.

These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.

A local artist created this giant rippling wave.

An ancient tower built during Roman times as a lookout post still stands to this day.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.