Abandoned mini-mansions that were once intended for affluent Bangkok families now sit empty.

This Bangkok high-rise looks like a rudimentary LEGO elephant.

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.

Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Rusting away on the edge of New Jersey are the remains of a Cold War missile launch site.

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

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

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.