For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

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

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.

Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Combination beer garden and music venue in the heart of Wicker Park.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Once the scene of a young boy's home in revolt, this Norwegian island is now home to the world's first "ecological" prison.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.