Carcross, Yukon
Carcross Desert
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
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Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Anchorage, Alaska
This Alaska library may be the only one in the country that allows you to check out pieces of taxidermy.
Fairbanks, Alaska
A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.
Belgrade, Serbia
A small memorial to a deadly night in Serbia that shook the world before it was swept under the rug.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A former bank seized as a sniper vantage point during the Bosnian War is now a secret graffiti art gallery.
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This top-secret nuclear bunker hidden in a Bosnian mountain has been converted to a modern art exhibition space.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Greece
These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.
Marousi, Greece
What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chornobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.
Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Kustići, Croatia
Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Mooresville, Indiana
This mysterious hill seems to pull objects uphill.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.