Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.