A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

A collection of iconic Soviet car models on display.

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

This burial mound is said to be the final resting place of Russia's first Viking ruler, Oleg of Novogrod.

Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.