First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

The final resting place of one of the most influential modern occultists.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

A six-person chapel in the middle of Alberta's badlands.

An architectural marvel built by a nearly forgotten Canadian Quaker sect, the Children of Peace.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.

A subterranean shelter remains intact under a busy Paris railway station.

This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.