This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

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

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.