Still standing despite its considerable slant, this tilted lighthouse has become a local symbol of resilience.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

Tucked away in a secluded canyon, this hidden hot spring’s thermal waters have been soothing soakers for generations.

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

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

A colossal gold-dredging machine from the Klondike mining boom, now open to tours.

A historic signpost to world cities on the top of a barren mining hill in the Yukon.

The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

When the big city meets the edge of the frontier, log skyscrapers are born.

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.