A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.

Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.