Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This drowning bronze monument marks the spot where one of Australia's great engineers died by suicide.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.

This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.

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

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Hidden on the 7th floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.