Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
The Smoking Hills
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
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Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Stamullen, Ireland
An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Granite Falls, Washington
Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.
Suzhou, China
Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.
Mexico City, Mexico
Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.
Portugal
This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Cáceres, Spain
The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Fetlar, Scotland
On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Barcelona, Spain
A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.
Trethevy, England
These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.
Launceston, England
A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.
Arnhem, Netherlands
A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.
Stahovica, Slovenia
An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Chacala, Mexico
Tucked along a river are enigmatic stone carvings created thousands of years ago.
London, England
Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.
La Palma, Spain
This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.
Bala, Ontario
This nomadic monster has divided opinions as it prowls across Canada.
Bhutan
Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.
Reynoldston, Wales
A Neolithic burial tomb connected with a colorful array of legends.