This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.