An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

A massive, secret marina for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.