A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

Remains of an abandoned coral city.

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

A preserved oasis with traditional Andalusian-style architecture and beautiful views of the Nile.

A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.