A seemingly simple canyon that was the backdrop to a number of famous movies.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.

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

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.

350-foot-high emperor faces in China's Yellow River valley.