This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

This centuries-old graveyard is the final resting place of the Fort Fisher Hermit.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

A small town in Rajasthan has been dubbed the "City of Stepwells," and Raniji ki Baori is the queen.

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

One of the most remote lodges in the Amazon offers rare wildlife encounters and undisturbed views of the Peruvian rainforest.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.