Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

A saloon and inn that served the Wild West's most iconic figures—and is still haunted by some of them today.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.