Landshut, Germany
Trausnitz Castle and Wunderkammer
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
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Landshut, Germany
This impressive castle looms over small German town.
Larnaca, Cyprus
More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.
Waverly, Virginia
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
Philip, South Dakota
A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.
Este, Italy
The origins of a large, medieval castle are shrouded in mystery, but now it's a delightful garden.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'
Paris, France
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Dover, Delaware
Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.
Los Angeles, California
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.
Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Wilmington, Delaware
Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.
Wilmington, Delaware
Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Washington, D.C.
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
Washington, D.C.
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.