Gainford, England
Gainford Spa
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
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Gainford, England
This hidden natural fountain issues forth a steady supply of supposedly healing water that tastes like rotten eggs.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Ubatuba, Brazil
The ruins of this Brazilian island prison still bear the scars of the bloody rebellion that closed it down.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Queens, New York
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.
New York, New York
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
Clinton, Tennessee
This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Yellville, Arkansas
The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.
Nevada City, California
The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Gary, Indiana
This stunning gothic ruin was a casualty of the Indiana steel industry crash.
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Budapest, Hungary
This quaint Hungarian railway system is operated exclusively by children between the ages of 10 and 14.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Wellington, New Zealand
Anyone wanting to know what a dwarven mine sounds like need only visit the tunnels of this New Zealand artillery compound.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.