Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Lions carved into the rockface adorn these two tombs built into the mountains of Dadan.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.

The ruins in this village were caused by something more sinister than neglect.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.