Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Caves full of Buddhist statues, incredible rock formations and a deserted lagoon.