A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A statue erected on an infamous cliff where young boys would hold dangerous "pee offs" to prove their mettle.

A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.

The smallest country in Australia is a principled little thing with a friendly emperor.

Six peaceful acres in a residential neighborhood dedicated to art and peace.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'

This spiritual landmark for practicers of Shamanism is drenched in milk and vodka and covered in blue scarves.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

This off-beat, quirky communism-themed bar isn't afraid to poke fun at its history.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.