This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A mecca of Mexican art and cuisine just over the border.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

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

A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.

"Bug Bug" Land, a natural park for beetle watching, still hasn't fully recovered from Fukushima's nuclear disaster.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

This mountain's identity is stuck somewhere between a nightmare and a scenic tourist attraction.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.