Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Seattle, Washington
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Barcelona, Spain
These secluded and abandoned anti-aircraft defenses have become one the most scenic viewpoints in Barcelona.
Johns Island, South Carolina
One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.