Licenza, Italy
Abandoned Abbey of Santa Maria del Piano
The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.
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Licenza, Italy
The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.
Finike, Cyprus
A crumbling ghost town with prime views of the dam that doomed it.
Rif, Iceland
A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.
Asciano, Italy
Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Athens, Georgia
A white oak with property rights.
Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.
Tryon, North Carolina
The wooden house where the jazz great learned to play the piano.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Lima, Peru
A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Garraf, Spain
This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.
Havana, Cuba
Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.