An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.