Lake George, New York
Lake George Mystery Spot
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
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Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Leninskiy rayon, Russia
The laboratory where the Soviet secret police invented exotic poisons used to kill dissidents in hideous and (mostly) untraceable ways.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Witcham, England
The best place to acquire pea shooting fame.
Ennenda, Switzerland
The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.
Villa Caldari, Italy
An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.
Exeter, England
At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.
Wilmington, Delaware
Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.
Ascona, Switzerland
The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Ohrdruf, Germany
Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
Flintsbach am Inn, Germany
A rare example of a German cemetery with traditional grave markers dating back several generations.
Larvik, Norway
What might look like a cliffside sacrificial altar at first glance is actually a stone compass pointing to cities and lighthouses all around the world.
Blanchard, North Dakota
This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.
Haxey, England
One of England's oldest ongoing games is basically a town-wide scrummage that aims to push a leather tube into a local pub.
Toberonochy, Scotland
A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.
Waskesiu Lake, Saskatchewan
Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.
Festenburg, Austria
Home of controversial poet priest who penned the words for the Austrian national anthem used in the 1930s.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Fanzara, Spain
The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.
Searchlight, Nevada
Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
San Bernardino County, California
In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.
Canterbury, New Hampshire
Nature and religion are reunited at this unconventional church in the forest.
Bergen, Norway
The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.