The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This Canadian hunting lodge is a long way from home.

A wall within the institution displays the names of 13,000 Jews who took refuge in the city during World War II.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.

A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.

Reforestation in action is the main attraction in this abandoned quarry.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

A no-frills, DIY nature preserve manned by a U.S. expat who has dedicated his life to turtle conservation.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.