Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

In northeastern Poland, the ruins of a massive granary overlook the Narew River.

An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

Enormous sandstone towers loom within a Czech forest.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.