Bezidu Nou, Romania
Flooded Village of Bezidu Nou
This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.
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Bezidu Nou, Romania
This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Chamoli, India
A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them.
Sutton, Massachusetts
This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.
Galway, Ireland
While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Lexington, Virginia
The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Thiells, New York
Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Bermuda
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.