Knoxville, Maryland
The Sign Above the Tunnel
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
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Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Rome, Italy
Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.
Odiham, England
A rare survivor from the age of plagues.
Sagada, Philippines
This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Leadville, Colorado
This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.
Abades, Spain
An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Pantelleria, Italy
This megalithic tomb was crafted by a mysterious civilization that settled the island of Pantelleria.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Lefkoşa, Cyprus
The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.
Fondi, Italy
This museum located in Fondi is also said to be the most haunted building in town.
Mid Clyth, Scotland
A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.
Serravalle, San Marino
The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.
Hartsville, Tennessee
This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Highland, Scotland
This ruined travelers shelter sits abandoned in a desolate bog of Flow Country.
Xian Shi, China
Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.
Highland, Scotland
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
Utsunomiya, Japan
This ancient burial cave along a roadside is also home to several Buddhist sculptures.
Arequipa, Peru
This 16th-century monastery was founded to cloister the daughters of wealthy local families.
Alltnacaillich, Scotland
Unusually, this ancient Iron Age broch has never been excavated.
Locorotondo, Italy
The oldest-known example of a historic architectural style recognized by UNESCO.
Boljkovci, Serbia
A Hollywood-sign replica with a typo on a remote hillside.