Obergoms VS, Switzerland
Hotel Belvédère
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
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Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Ithaca, New York
For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Nairn, Scotland
In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Kamishihoro, Japan
An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.
Ballater, Scotland
More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.
Albany, Georgia
The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.
Stonehaven, Scotland
This brilliant display of whirling fireballs celebrates Hogmanay.
Palencia, Spain
The camera-toting gargoyle juts out from the exterior of a Gothic cathedral.
Bena, Minnesota
An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.
Sierra City, California
A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.
Rome, Italy
The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.
Brooklyn, New York
On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.
Berlin, Germany
The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.
Barcelona, Spain
This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
Sylva, North Carolina
The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Honorable ranks graduating from the prestigious Army War College work hard to maintain their high standards of honor and erase those who don't.
Guadalajara, Mexico
A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Prince, West Virginia
In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.