Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Belogradchik Rocks
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
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Belogradchik, Bulgaria
Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.
Rsovci, Serbia
This fresco inside a Serbian cave church has been a source of disagreement.
Pernik, Bulgaria
One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
Monduli, Tanzania
The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.
Bankhead, Alberta
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Fregona, Italy
These caves are home to a small church and were used to age cheese.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Barnsley, England
These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.
Cottanello, Italy
When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.
Antarctica
The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Golubac, Serbia
This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.
Oswestry, England
When King Oswald was killed in battle, an eagle dropped his arm here creating a new spring.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Jerusalem, Israel
Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.
Kilkenny, Ireland
These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.
Qom, Iran
One of the holiest Shi'i shrines in Iran honors the life and death of a learned noblewoman who became a saint.
Andros I, Bahamas
Inhospitable caverns just beneath this island paradise offer insights into alien worlds.
Uozu-shi, Japan
Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Hermosa, South Dakota
Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.