Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

In 1329, Christine Carpenter entered this small stone cell in the hopes of becoming a living saint.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

On a secluded beach is one of the few shipwrecks left on the shores of Mauritania.

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.