The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

This abandoned cemetery is crumbling into ruin, exposing the artifacts and bodies buried there.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

An underground nightclub helped spark a "Singing Revolution."

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

This Kansas City studio was home to Walt Disney's first animation business.