Krakow, Poland
Wawel Dragon's Den
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
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Krakow, Poland
This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.
Peterborough, New Hampshire
This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.
Milford, New Hampshire
This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.
Lüneburg, Germany
This German museum devoted to the simple wonders of salt is actually built over an old saltworks.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."
Paris, France
This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.
Paris, France
The Argonaute submarine was the French navy's pride and joy in the 1950's.
Fontenay-en-Parisis, France
The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Berdorf, Luxembourg
This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.
Columbus, Georgia
A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Lumpkin, Georgia
Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.
Crawfordville, Florida
Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.
Tremosine, Italy
This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.
Monticello, Florida
The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.
Carlinville, Illinois
Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.
Cache, Oklahoma
This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a century-old passion play.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Atlanta, Georgia
This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.
Palm Desert, California
This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
New Bern, North Carolina
This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.