Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'