Outer Hebrides, Scotland
North Rona Island
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
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Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
Stonehaven, Scotland
The ruins of this gorgeous clifftop castle look like something from a fantasy novel.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Șinca, Romania
No one knows who built this strange cave of worship or exactly why.
Hinatuan, Philippines
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
A cave dwelling that was started by the Celts, expanded by monks, and finished by knights.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Yeal, Australia
The world's "leaniest" tower encourages you to test the gravity of its situation.
Silver Spring, Maryland
The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Tacoma, Washington
"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
London, England
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Sturt Creek, Australia
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Purnululu, Australia
These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.