An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.

A fairy garden in an old hotel hidden in La Marquesa forest.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This mysterious complex of abandoned yurts and fading murals was meant to be a center of science and spirituality in Kyrgyzstan.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.