Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

Enjoy the waters of this half-moon-shaped natural pool surrounded by breathtaking scenery.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.