Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Indian Echo Caverns
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.
Gagra, Georgia
The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.
Sukhumi, Georgia
Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Paju, South Korea
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Moires, Greece
Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Egeo, Greece
Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.
Lemnos, Greece
A miniature desert appears out of nowhere on the lush isle of Lemnos, like something out of a Greek myth.
Airdrie, Scotland
A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Saint Monans, Scotland
Some cheeky plantings brighten an old slipway on Scotland's Firth of Forth.
Moab, Utah
This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Lehi, Utah
The extensive collection of an amateur naturalist.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
Salt Lake City, Utah
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.