Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grip the Raven
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
New York, New York
This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.
Kalabaka, Greece
Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Bangkok, Thailand
Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Iceland
These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
White Pine County, Nevada
These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.