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Start of Calum's Road

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Calum's Road

One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.

Suite de triangles.

Saint-Nazaire, France

Suite de Triangles

These red marks, seemingly placed at random, are in fact not.

Fonske.

Leuven, Belgium

Fons Sapientiae

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

The House in the Loire.

Couëron, France

House in the Loire

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Preston Bus Station.

Preston, England

Preston Bus Station

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

Athenry Dominican Priory.

Athenry, Ireland

Athenry Dominican Priory

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

Space Invaders
Permanently Closed

San Diego, California

Space Invaders

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

A parking lot on top of the medieval walls.

Southampton, England

Southampton Walls

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Archaeologist John Boas works on the Guildford medieval synagogue.

Guildford, England

Guildford Medieval Synagogue

The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.

Chamchamal Fire Well
Permanently Closed

Chamchamal, Iraq

Chamchamal Fire Well

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

Steps.

Golden Valley, Arizona

Fish Bowl Spring/ Shaffer Springs

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

The more luxurious sod huts on the peat colony also had windows.

Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Netherlands

Veenmuseum

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

The abandoned plane.
Permanently Closed

Kuta Selatan, Indonesia

Bali's Abandoned Plane

Someone left a Boeing 737 in a field in southern Bali.

The outside of the spring

Glastonbury, England

The White Spring

A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.

The Flavian Amphitheater

Pozzuoli, Italy

Flavian Amphitheater of Pozzuoli

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

Toy horse tied to a sidewalk ring in Portland, Oregon.

Portland, Oregon

Portland Horse Rings

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The memorial.

Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe

Fort Delgrès Memorial

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

A close up photo of several stones in one of the larger circles.

Machrie, Scotland

Machrie Moor Standing Stones

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

Historical Fortress of Izena Castle.

Izena-son, Japan

Izena Island

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

The Eduard Bohlen, buried within a sea of sand.

Namibia

Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

The Iron Man.

Swisttal, Germany

Iron Man

This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.

The Roman gravestone mounted in the wall of the church.

Herrsching am Ammersee, Germany

Roman Gravestone

A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.

The underlying River Farset causes the clock tower to tilt.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

River Farset

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

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