This ratty natural history collection is a charming relic among a city rushing into modernity.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

Stone memorial that's said to predict the death of the pope and the site of the Cadaver Synod.