Cairo, Illinois
Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
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Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Naples, Italy
In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.
Eagle, Alaska
This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.
Winter Park, Colorado
The walls, tables, and much of the ceiling in this pizzeria are covered with $40,000 in $1 bills.
Huelva, Spain
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Victoria, Kansas
Also known as the Cathedral of the Plains, this church holds the distinction of being one of the "8 Wonders of Kansas."
Lake City, Colorado
This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.
Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Odense, Denmark
An exhibition of preserved locomotives housed in a 1950s depot shows the history of Denmark's railway.
Hvide Sande, Denmark
Along this stretch of beach in Denmark resides several massive bastions of energy.
Odense, Denmark
The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.