This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

The United Arab Emirates's biggest and oldest fort pays homage to a lost era.

This local celebrity earned his fame by doing a job no one else dared.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

A big museum full of little worlds.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.