This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.