Papatowai, New Zealand
The Lost Gypsy Gallery
This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
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Papatowai, New Zealand
This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.
Nicosia, Cyprus
A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.
Xingtai Shi, China
This terrifying glass bridge on the side of a mountain cracks as you step on it.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Chiloquin, Oregon
All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'
Moscow, Russia
An early-20th-century "dacha" village of quaint cottages curiously located in a modern part of Moscow.
Kupari, Croatia
The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.
Winchester, Connecticut
It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Russia's giant concrete QWERTY keyboard is likely the largest in the world.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa
The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
Sviyazhsk, Russia
A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.
Yaropolets, Russia
An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Seattle, Washington
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
Lospalos, Timor-Leste
These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.
Moscow, Russia
The avant-garde design was able to bypass strict Soviet regulations on architecture.
Moscow, Russia
One of the largest collections of socialist realist art shows the surprising depth of the official art of the Soviet Union.
Cyprus
This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.
Barnegat Light, New Jersey
A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.