Paris, France
Catacombes de Paris
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
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Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Faroe Islands
The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
Iceland
The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Iceland
Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.
Iceland
Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Igaliku, Greenland
Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.
Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
A forlorn fishing village on the coast of Labrador, full of shipwrecks and Spanish gold.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.
Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin
A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.
Duluth, Minnesota
A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.
Lake Itasca, Minnesota
At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.
Cooperstown, North Dakota
These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.
Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Harrison, Nebraska
Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.
Boulder, Montana
This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.
Philipsburg, Montana
A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.