Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

Mine your own precious stones.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This former Baroque palace on the historic Calle Montcada is a rare architectural gem and was once the meeting place of an aristocratic scholarly society.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

Dramatic sea stacks adorn the coast of this small village on the Adriatic coast.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

A natural wonder in south Denmark.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.