Rapid City, South Dakota
Cosmos Mystery Area
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.
Klamath Falls, Oregon
This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cars mysteriously roll uphill on this street.
Maybole, Scotland
An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Prosser, Washington
The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
Moncton, New Brunswick
A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.
León, Mexico
Things roll uphill on this Mexican street that seems to defy gravity.
Albano Laziale, Italy
Things seem to roll, flow and run uphill on this short patch of road near Ariccia, Italy.
United States / Canada
The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.
Denmark / Canada
A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
France / Spain
This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
San Diego, California
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
Poland
A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Angle Inlet, Minnesota
America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.
Derby, Vermont
This unusual building straddles two countries.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa
Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.
Teshig, Mongolia
This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.