Las Vegas, Nevada
Lonnie Hammargren's House
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
Atlanta, Georgia
This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Rome, Italy
This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.
Florence, Italy
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Dublin, Ireland
The block of aged dairy is probably still edible after 2,300 years in a peat bog.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Tlalixtac de Cabrera, Mexico
Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.