This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

For better or worse, this whimsical sculpture garden was a favorite place of Rupert Murdoch's.

This abandoned fighter jet launch center is now a haunting street racing course.

After 11 years of reconstruction work, Slovakia's finest hilltop chapel complex is finally reopen to the public.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

This Peruvian bone silo lined with hanging human skeletons and hundreds of skulls is topped with a remarkable Michelangelo replica.

One of the largest barracks of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy's military is now an abandoned ruin.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

An abandoned 19th century quarry in the middle of the woods, remade by unnamed wanderers into a massive series of rock thrones.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Only a handful of these gorgeous historic waterwheels remain but even those are in danger from local unrest.

In the town of Třeboň, carp is king.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

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

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

These medieval ruins have survived since the 12th century, even providing shelter from the Nazis.

This short pedestrian span is also known as the "Fairy Walking Bridge" because it looks almost magical.

An eccentric artist's abode in this small Italian town has been transformed into a surreal temple of mosaic madness.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.