This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

A fire station-turned-church-turned-museum dedicated to the work of seminal light artist Dan Flavin.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

Rivers of cattle blood gone, a strange Escheresque building remains, the last of its kind.

The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This building was designed to celebrate Italy's victory in World War I.

A Brutalist monument in the middle of a housing estate by artist Victor Pasmore.

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

Believed to be the smallest castle in Europe.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.