Inyo County, California
Marble Bath
This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.
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Inyo County, California
This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.
Prague, Czechia
The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Washington, D.C.
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
Les Trois-Moutiers, France
A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Šibenik, Croatia
This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Round Rock, Texas
This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.
Decatur, Georgia
An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.
Andernach, Germany
The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
Decatur, Georgia
This collection of ferns from across the globe is the largest assortment in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
Nankoku, Japan
Come for the fish sundae, stay for the collection of Studio Ghibli cat buses.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Boyds, Maryland
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.