Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.