Carlsbad, California
Copper Creek Falls and Mine
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
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Carlsbad, California
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Thimphu, Bhutan
Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Stazzema, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Bath, England
Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Stamford, Connecticut
Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.
Jajepura, India
An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Përmet District, Albania
A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Al Haouz, Morocco
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Campamento Geotermico Corfo, Chile
The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.
Sewell, Chile
The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Clarkdale, Arizona
The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Houston, Texas
An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.