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Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Stone carvings record the Norse myth of Sigurd, providing a glimpse into Scandinavia's transition from paganism to Christianity.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.

The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.

This former Roman Catholic Church still contains the embalmed hearts and organs of 22 popes.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

Abandoned Roman Catholic chapel abused by Satanists before being restored.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.