White, Georgia
Old Car City
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
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White, Georgia
One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.
Aarhus, Denmark
Digger attempting to hide itself under 300 tons of rubble.
Thisted, Denmark
A failed attempt to control drifting sands yielded a gnarled sylvan wonderland.
Billund, Denmark
The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.
Kuta Alam, Indonesia
After a 2004 tsunami, this stranded boat was left in place.
Tonnerre, France
This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Oxford, England
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
Kuwana-shi, Japan
These Japanese gardens are blankets of light for dark winter nights.
Rincon de Parangueo, Mexico
A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.
Doyle, California
One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.
Athens, Greece
150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.
Naypyitaw, Myanmar
A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Seoul, South Korea
Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Aogashima, Japan
We heard you like volcanoes so we put a volcano in your volcano so you can die for sure...