Caxias do Sul, Brazil
Caxias do Sul Dog Favela
A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.
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Caxias do Sul, Brazil
A puppy slum that protects canines from the cruelties of the human slums.
Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Asnières-sur-Seine, France
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques is one of the oldest pet cemeteries in the world.
Loyalton, California
Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Jiuquan, China
A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Fiddletown, California
An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.
San Angelo, Texas
The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.
Mianyang, China
A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.
Arkwright Town, England
When methane gas started seeping up from the ground, they picked up and moved the entire town.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Greenland
The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.
Porto do Son, Spain
Seaside ruins of a settlement that date back to the first century B.C.
Montrichard Val de Cher, France
Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.