Bryrup, Denmark
Velling Koller Fairy Tale Gardens
The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.
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Bryrup, Denmark
The decaying remains of a 1960s mechanical wonderland that never officially closed.
Falkland Islands
This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.
Cervara di Roma, Italy
The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.
Ballyedmonduff, Ireland
This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.
Garching bei München, Germany
A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.
Yangon, Myanmar
An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.
Haigerloch, Germany
Stuffed people arranged in unsettling scenes give a voyeuristic glimpse of life within a historic old hotel.
Cashiers, North Carolina
This 5-by-6-foot wooden hut is the smallest historic post office in the U.S.
Montserrat
George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.
Littleton, Colorado
A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.
Brooks, Kentucky
This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.
Santa Ana, Venezuela
The monument marks where Simón Bolívar and his Spanish adversary Pablo Morillo met to have a drink together.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Snugborough, Ireland
A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.
Glendale, California
Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.
Saint-Cloud, France
The former global standard for the exact mass of one kilogram sits under lock and key outside Paris.
Bahamas
A full-scale sculpture of a mermaid and baby grand piano hidden underwater by David Copperfield.
Pyeongchang, South Korea
The darkest building on Earth was built for the snow-white scenery of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Jefferson City, Missouri
This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Sandown, England
This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.
Yangyang, South Korea
A thriving surf community exists in relative remoteness along the former boundary between North and South Korea.