This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.