Cortenova, Italy
Villa de Vecchi
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
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Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Kerry, Ireland
An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.
Paraty, Brazil
This Brazilian town built by Freemasons is full of colonial Masonic architecture and symbolic imagery.
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.
Kamikawa-chō, Japan
A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.
San Felipe, Mexico
During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.
Pico Rivera, California
The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.
Montcada i Reixac, Spain
Remote ruins of a 2,400-year-old Iberian settlement.
La Maddalena, Italy
Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.
Ine, Japan
The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.
Yaiza, Spain
This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.
Cefalù, Italy
A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa
The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
New Delhi, India
This hidden Sufi cemetery is a spiritual monument for India's third gender community.
Atlanta, Georgia
A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Iceland
Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.