Corsham, England
Burlington Bunker
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
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Corsham, England
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Kronshtadt, Russia
Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.
Russia
A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.
Yokosuka, Japan
A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.
Taketomi, Japan
White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Sevastopol, Ukraine
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Pyongyang, North Korea
This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.
Takayama, Japan
The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.
Kyoto, Japan
Japan's largest and oldest annual procession of floats, begun in 869.
Tokyo, Japan
A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.
Oda, Japan
"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.
Kawasaki, Japan
A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.
Hiraizumi, Japan
Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.
Oshu, Japan
A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Iceland
An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.
Aso, Japan
The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.
Takasaki, Japan
Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.