A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.