The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

In the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, lies a train trestle to nowhere.

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

One of two Irish-style round towers in Scotland, this structure has mysterious origins.

In 1396, two Scottish clans that had been violently feuding for centuries finally faced off in a bloody battle in this park.

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

This third-generation shop has been doling out bowls of tilapia soup since 1977.

Movie buffs will love this Taiwanese director’s ode to film history.

Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

A once extravagant mansion, now reduced to ruin.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.