Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

In the middle of a barren desert, a massive, solitary rocky thumb juts out.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

Dinosaur eggs were first discovered at these fiery red cliffs.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

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

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.