Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

A house mixing elements of Chinese and Mexican architecture stands as a tribute to the Chinese-Mexican bishop who lived here.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

Hitch a boat ride to dine on stilts while watching wildlife.

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.