The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

A stately castle in the northern Italian countryside has been restored after years of neglect.