Caliente, Nevada
Delamar Ghost Town
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
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Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Maldon, England
Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Lake Placid, New York
This memorial in the Adirondack wilderness honors the accidental death of a Scottish entrepreneur.
Namche, Nepal
Last stop before the top of the highest peak in the world.
Naqu, Tibet
At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Korolyov, Russia
This iconic Russian space museum sits on a landmark space production facility and houses the Vostok 1, the first manned spacecraft, that was also built here.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Tandjouare, Togo
Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.
Tchirozérine, Niger
The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Manazan, Turkey
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Mexico City, Mexico
The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.
Washington, D.C.
A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.
Falkland Islands
An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.