Phoenix, Arizona
Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Mirror Room
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
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Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.
Novi Bečej, Serbia
Despite being pillaged and destroyed a number over times down the centuries, this historic church still sort of stands.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Los Angeles, California
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.
Temoaya, Mexico
This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.
Chiatura, Georgia
These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Pernambuco, Brazil
The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Mindelheim, Germany
Held in an old church, this clockwork museum maintains a special focus on titanic tower timepieces.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Melbourne, Australia
This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.