As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Most often copied TV Tower in the world.

A tiny basalt mountain with an observation tower overlooking the beautiful Bavarian countryside.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."

The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.

An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.