A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.