San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Meteorite Museum (Museo del Meteorito)
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.
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San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.
Winterhaven, California
The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia
Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Charleston, South Carolina
A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.
Atlanta, Georgia
Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.
Sweden
Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.
Palm Beach, Florida
This spooky road cut through a mound of ancient coral might be haunted by a witch.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Shelburne, Vermont
A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.
Boulder, Colorado
When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.
Bristol, England
The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.
Williston, Florida
This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.
Davis, California
Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Phoenix, Arizona
Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.