Jadwin, Missouri
Welch Spring Hospital Ruins
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
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Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
St. Louis, Missouri
During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
St. Louis, Missouri
One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Mena Creek, Australia
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Raymond Island, Australia
Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Russia
Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.