This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

This house certainly has a unique decor.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

The "Greatest Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.