Amityville, New York
Amityville Horror House
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
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Amityville, New York
The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Tonnerre, France
This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.
Carp Lake, Michigan
During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Inat Kuća, or "House of Spite," is more than just an oddly named restaurant.
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
Chicago, Illinois
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
Anstruther, Scotland
This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.
Athens, Greece
The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.
Lakeland, Florida
A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Moni Strofadon, Greece
A lonely medieval monastery on an uninhabited island.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Worthington, England
This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.
Corfu, Greece
The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
Queens, New York
This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.
Lafayette, Indiana
An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.
Padua, Italy
The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.