Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

Home of the golf club used by Alan Shepard on the moon, and more artifacts from the sport's history.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Records of the dead describe the myriad odd ways people used to die.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.