Mexico City, Mexico
Santuario Nacional del Angel de la Santa Muerte
A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.
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Mexico City, Mexico
La Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls)
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ruby Falls
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Red Hook, New York
Mayan Ruins on the Hudson
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
Saugerties, New York
Opus 40
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Ai Pioppi Playground
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
Montegabbione (TR), Italy
La Scarzuola
This 16th-century monastery has been turned into a surrealist architecture compound.
Orvieto, Italy
Pozzo di San Patrizio
Water and windows define this defensive Italian well.
Orvieto, Italy
Orvieto Underground
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
Iwaizumi, Japan
Ryūsendō Cave
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Lancaster, England
Gaping Gill
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Skipton, England
Malham Cove
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Trethevy, England
St. Nectan's Kieve
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Munlochy, Scotland
Clootie Well
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Foyers, Scotland
Boleskine House
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales
Rome, Italy
Porta Alchemica
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Los Angeles, California
Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
Linda Vista Hospital
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Znojmo, Czechia
Znojmo Catacombs
This network of conjoined cellars was riddled with traps and supposedly allowed the townspeople to pretend their homes were deserted.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
The Head of St. John the Baptist at San Silvestro in Capite
One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.
Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Raccoon Mountain Caverns
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
Rock City
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
