A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

There is a small island in the Gulf of Nicoya where the only human inhabitants are dead.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

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

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.