The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

An oasis of shade and color amidst the bustle of the old city.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.