Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.