Mellieħa, Malta
Popeye Village
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
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Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Hinckley, Ohio
Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Callanish, Scotland
The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Concord, Massachusetts
This small section of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is rotten with famous authors' graves.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.