Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

An alchemist's "magic door" stands in the middle of a Roman park.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Full-scale dinosaurs dominate the forested park in the middle of Chile’s second city.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.