Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia Ghost Town Church
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
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Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Mexico
A mysterious, ancient collection of pre-Hispanic petroglyphs hidden deep in the Mexican desert.
Qirmizi Qasaba, Azerbaijan
What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.
Slavonski Brod, Croatia
This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Comuna Arefu, Romania
The ancient Greek Titan guards this massive dam holding a lightning bolt to symbolize electricity.
Namibia
Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.
Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador
This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California
This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.
Cabanas, Spain
This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.
Barnwell, South Carolina
The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland
The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.
Bryson City, North Carolina
The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Lower Rabula Emmangweni, South Africa
A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.
El Hierro, Spain
An open-air museum showing how people on El Hierro lived from the time of the first settlers until the late 20th century.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Municipiul Sebeș, Romania
Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.
Malham, England
A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Arinj, Armenia
She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.