Laconia, Greece
Cape Matapan Caves
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
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Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
Penteli, Greece
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Rome, Italy
This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.
L'Aquila, Italy
This Italian ski resort rose to fame when Benito Mussolini was held prisoner there and then rescued by the SS.
Zaña, Peru
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
Stanley, Idaho
See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Hinckley, Utah
A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.
Genola, Utah
The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.
Elberta, Utah
This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An underwater city for the dead.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.