Wake Island
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
The 98 Rock
A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Sideways Grave of Sideways the Dog
A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Old Route 66 Filling Station
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
Ischia, Italy
Poor Clares Convent Cemetery
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Tucson, Arizona
Valley of the Moon
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Permanently Closed
Las Vegas, Nevada
'Akhob'
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Atomic Museum
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
Cenote Ik-Kil
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Chihuahua, Mexico
La Pascualita
This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.
Lakewood, Colorado
Casa Bonita
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Menchum, Cameroon
Lake Nyos
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
Lexington, Mississippi
Grave of the Lady in Red
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Brazil
Viaduct Petrobras
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Psychedelic Salt Mines
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sir Nils Olav
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Kitakyushu, Japan
Wisteria Tunnel
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Regensburg, Germany
Regensburg Dachshund Museum
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City State Hospital
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Traverse City, Michigan
Botanical Garden Visitor's Center Gift Shop Tunnel
It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Rookwood Tea Room
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Milluni, Bolivia
Abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort
The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.
