Clark County, Nevada
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This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.
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Clark County, Nevada
This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.
Moapa, Nevada
A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.
Chicago, Illinois
Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Fuling, China
This top secret Chinese military megaproject is the world’s largest human-made tunnel structure.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Varaždin, Croatia
Trimmed trees grow alongside the graves like topiary tombstones.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
London, England
A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."
Singapore
A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Oroville, California
A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.
Herndon, Virginia
A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Poolesville, Maryland
This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.
Ashburn, Virginia
The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.
Laconia, Greece
This wrecked ghost ship has been rusting on a Greek beach since the 1980s.
Roche Caiman, Seychelles
A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.
Castroville, California
An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.
Panguila, Angola
Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.