The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."

Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

Home inspired by the crystal rock formation of the Emerald Estates.

A hiking area billed as a possible home to Bigfoot.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.