Raufarhöfn, Iceland
The Arctic Henge
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
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Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Silverton, Australia
This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.
Palo Alto, California
Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.
New York, New York
One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.
Berlin, Germany
A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.
Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador
A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.
Urfa, Turkey
A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
South Bend, Indiana
This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.
Gainford, England
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.
Kibæk, Denmark
This Danish art forest places loud works of contemporary art among the pensive silence of nature.
South Bend, Indiana
The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.
Genola, Utah
The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.
Fairfield, Maine
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
Pilsen, Czechia
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
Yokohama, Japan
The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.