An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The ravine where Jesse James supposedly performed an impossible jump to evade capture.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.