Edinburgh, Scotland
Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Tappan, New York
This derelict building used to house infirm Freemasons, their widows, and orphans.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Alto, Georgia
Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Carpinteria, California
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
Mons, Belgium
A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.
Italy
A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
Santa Marta, Colombia
An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
Russia
Europe's highest peak is a key pillar of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.
Portland, Oregon
A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.