The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

Thirty creepy ghosts now inhabit this decaying 14th-century church.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

What is the Thing?

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.

The world's longest known cave system.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.