The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Fine dining 20 feet below the surface in the Indian Ocean.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.