New York, New York
The Hidden Art Deco Tunnel Underneath the New Yorker Hotel
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
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New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
New York, New York
New York's oldest magic store.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Cartagena, Colombia
The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.
Durrës, Albania
A fascinating little project dedicated to preserving the charming historic doors of Durrës.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
Nepal's unclimbable sacred peak.
Dublin, Ireland
A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.
Israel
This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.
Chonchi, Chile
A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Kuşadası, Turkey
This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.
Sochi, Russia
These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.
Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Snugborough, Ireland
A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.
Thurstaston, England
A geological wonder shrouded in myth.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Tulsk, Ireland
This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.
Pozzuoli, Italy
Smack-dab in Campania’s volcanic fields, this scenic lake was once thought to be the gate of hell.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.