Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The world's largest reclining Buddha, the Giant Buddha of Mudon.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.