Piercy, California
Confusion Hill
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
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Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Geoagiu, Romania
This 11th-century structure is one of the oldest churches in Romania.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Upton, Massachusetts
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Anagni, Italy
The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.
Oppenheim, Germany
This German bone house contains the remains of some 20,000 souls.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Sunderland, England
Home of the infamous Cauld Lad of Hylton and one of the inspirations behind "Alice" in Sunderland.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Paimpont, France
Where the legendary wizard sleeps for eternity, according to Arthurian lore.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Istanbul, Turkey
This half-forgotten fortress was constructed by the Ottoman conqueror of Constantinople.
Kostolac, Serbia
At this archaeological site, visitors can explore the ruins of the capital of the former Roman province of Moesia.
Paris, France
The heaviest gold coin ever minted.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Rouen, France
This medieval tower is all that remains of the castle where Joan of Arc was held before being burned at the stake.
Wellesley, Ontario
It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
Worms, Germany
A statue dedicated to the antihero of the Nibelung legend.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Québec
The only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name.