Osaka, Japan
Maishima Incineration Plant
This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.
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Osaka, Japan
This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Zoor, Kuwait
Wander among the ghostly ruins of an island where civilization flourished for thousands of years.
Oviedo, Spain
The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Longview, Washington
This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.
Seattle, Washington
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Garfield, Washington
A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Incline Village, Nevada
This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
London, England
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Castellana Grotte, Italy
The sunlight passing through the opening of this huge cave system creates a magical effect.
Solihull, England
This medieval manor house was equipped with secret compartments for hiding priests.
Praia A Mare, Italy
The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.