Cornaa, Isle of Man
Bellite Factory Ruins
The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.
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Cornaa, Isle of Man
The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.
Natchez, Mississippi
Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Summerville, Georgia
Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
Stoneham, Massachusetts
This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.
Cookley, England
Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.
Kidderminster, England
Built by the patron saint of illusionists this Elizabethan manor house is riddled with secret cubbies for hiding priests.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Botallack, Cornwall
These picturesque ruins crumble beautifully into the ocean.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Cortenova, Italy
The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Sweden
Largest island in the Baltic Sea experiences such idyllic weather that roses bloom in the middle of December.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Sweden
This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.
Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.