Aurland, Norway
Laerdal Tunnel
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
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Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Wakayama, Japan
A Japanese shrine to dolls.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Arcadia, Greece
Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Paris, France
Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Malaga, Spain
Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.
Hida, Japan
Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.
Paris, France
Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.
Betanzos, Spain
The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.