A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.

An early Korean refrigerator.

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

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The site of the earliest colonial settlement in the Bahamas started as a place of religious refuge.

A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

One-layer pyramid in Indiana.

A tribute to a local delicacy and the women who prepare and sell it.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

A 19th century pearling and fishing village abandoned before Qatar's economic boom.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

The word 'wunderkammer' translates as 'wonder-chamber'. This Wunderkammer is both a museum and a retail store.