Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Panská Skála
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
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Kamenický Šenov, Czechia
Tall columns of volcanic basalt make up this improbable-seeming rock formation.
Želízy, Czechia
Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Lidice, Czechia
The soulless eyes of 82 bronze children stare on forever in remembrance of a horrifying World War II massacre.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.
Karlovy Vary, Czechia
Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.
Andělská Hora, Czechia
This ruined castle perched atop a rocky peak is a great place for a hike.
Pilsen, Czechia
Massive installation of Europe's negative stereotypes.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Marfa, Texas
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Terlingua, Texas
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Winterhaven, California
The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Calipatria, California
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Iceland
The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.