Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

What is the Thing?

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.