This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A small island with shimmering pink sands, home to loggerhead turtles and rare plants.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.