Kingston, New York
Four Corners
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
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Kingston, New York
The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Escondido, California
This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Pushkin, Russia
An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Segovia, Spain
One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.