Staten Island, New York
Booze History Museum
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
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Staten Island, New York
Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Durango, Mexico
This subterranean passage reveals the city's mining history as well as its legendary terrors.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.
Ahmedabad, India
This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.
Grimsby, England
Despite its ornamental looks, this towering Tuscan-inspired anomaly was a masterpiece in hydraulic engineering.
Firbank, England
The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.
Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.
Lecarrow, Ireland
Wander among the abandoned ruins of this once-powerful medieval town.
Argentina
The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists
India / Pakistan
This disputed mass of ice is home to the highest battleground on Earth.
Ontinyent, Spain
Locals use these rock pools and waterfalls for swimming and cliff diving.
Peebles, Scotland
An abandoned, desolate train tunnel that was used during World War II.
Doorn, Netherlands
The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.
Timor-Leste
Ancient images hide within the park's caves.
Lincoln, England
This lone tower casts an outstretched shadow over the site of a once-wealthy Knights Templar preceptory.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Empire, Michigan
This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.
Albacete, Spain
This uniquely shaped 17th-century structure comes alive in early September.
Mexico City, Mexico
This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.