A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

Inside this faux cave, visitors can learn how some of their favorite fantasy characters were created.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

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

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

This giant roadside fruit is home to an array of apple-based treats.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.