A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The preserved home of the first settler of "the most German town in Brazil."

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.