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Červená Lhota chateau

Mariánské Lázně, Czechia

Miniature Park Boheminium

Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.

Gnome Island

Manchester, England

Gnome Island

Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.

Parkland Walk

London, England

Parkland Walk

Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.

Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Photo op for the struggling musicians

Woolfardisworthy, England

The Gnome Reserve

The world's largest collection of garden gnomes lives among the trees and wildflowers on this woodland reserve.

The Garbh Allt Falls Footbridge.

Ballater, Scotland

Garbh Allt Falls Bridge

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

Eski-Kermen Cave Town

Bakhchisaray, Ukraine

Eski-Kermen Cave Town

One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.

Nipgubben.

Älvdalen N, Sweden

Nipgubben

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

Trollvägen Magic Hill.

Älvdalen N, Sweden

Trollvägen Magic Hill

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

Özkonak Underground City

Özkonak Belediyesi, Turkey

Özkonak Underground City

This ancient subterranean megalopolis is known for the hot oil traps that were installed above each of its entrances.

Kaymaklı Underground City

Kaymaklı Belediyesi, Turkey

Kaymaklı Underground City

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.

Derinkuyu Underground City

Derinkuyu, Turkey

Derinkuyu Underground City

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

Forestiere Underground Gardens, Fresno, CA, 7/13/2019

Fresno, California

Forestiere Underground Gardens

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

'Sami'

Belgrade, Serbia

'Sami'

One of Belgrade's most beloved animals.

Hello Peoria collaborative mural painting.

Peoria, Illinois

Hello Peoria Building

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

Driving Creek Railway

Coromandel, New Zealand

Driving Creek Railway

This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.

Durham's Hidden Dinosaur

Durham, North Carolina

Durham's Hidden Dinosaur

Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

View of one of Jünger's many study rooms

Langenenslingen, Germany

Jünger-Haus Wilflingen

The former home of Ernst Jünger, an eccentric German novelist, philosopher, entomologist, and psychonaut.

Red Planet Books & Comics
Permanently Closed

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Red Planet Books & Comics

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

Bridge of Peace

Tbilisi, Georgia

Bridge of Peace

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site in Banff National Park.

Banff, Alberta

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Dragon House

Sacramento, California

Dragon House

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Coromoto Ice Cream Shop

Merida, Venezuela

Coromoto Ice Cream Shop

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

The exterior.

Sacramento, California

Vic's Ice Cream Parlor

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

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