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These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.