One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

Obscured within a ring of trees, this abandoned World War II relic hides on a German hillside.

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Its appearance in "Game of Thrones" may spur on the long-awaited restoration of this medieval shipyard.

A wax effigy of St. Valentine hides one of the saint's relics.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

An abandoned 17th-century baroque hunting lodge with a wonderfully strange architectural plan.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.