Cave City, Kentucky
Funtown Mountain
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
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Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
New York, New York
This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.
Tambon Rong Kwang, Thailand
The long underground cave's curiously shaped stalagmites have inspired many legends.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Kharkhorin, Mongolia
The oldest Buddhist monastery in Mongolia has survived centuries of invasions, political shifts, and religious purges.
Saaremaa, Estonia
Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.
Tottori-shi, Japan
Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
Cleveland, Ohio
Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.
San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Carrabelle, Florida
The bottle house obsession struck a Florida man in his retirement, and now he can't stop building.
ambon Kalai, Thailand
A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Wuxi Shi, China
A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.
Siegen, Germany
The abandoned mine where American troops discovered a treasure trove of art and artifacts hidden by the Nazis.
Anmore, British Columbia
The century-old plant starred as the villainous clown's lair in the miniseries based on Stephen King's "It."
White Springs, Florida
The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.
Seattle, Washington
A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
New York, New York
A trove of century-old litho stones from the Puck Building's printing days were discovered behind a cellar wall, and are now hanging in the store.