In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.