Godalming, England
Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
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Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Hauterives, France
This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Siem Reap, Cambodia
A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Kvam, Norway
Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Tsuruoka, Japan
The self-mummified monks of Japan.
Karachi, Pakistan
For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.
Johannesburg, South Africa
The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.