Isles of Scilly, England
Valhalla Museum
Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.
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Isles of Scilly, England
Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.
Defynnog, Wales
Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.
Argonne, South Dakota
Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.
Buri, Bahrain
These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.
Ilha Grande, Brazil
The ruins of a 19th-century aqueduct run through this Brazilian island's deep forest.
Tokyo, Japan
The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.
Wrocław, Poland
A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.
Williamsport, Indiana
A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.
Friston, England
This simple wooden cross is said to mark the grave of an unknown sailor who washed ashore nearby.
Leicester, England
More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.
Hastings, England
Tradition says that William the Conqueror dined on this stone after landing his Norman invasion fleet nearby.
Monticello, Iowa
Spend the night in this former asylum for the incurably insane, which claims to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.
Ogbunike, Nigeria
Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.
Villarrubia de Santiago, Spain
This cave in the heart of La Mancha is full of esoteric secrets.
Asheville, North Carolina
Sculptor Vadim Bora's bronze felines pay playful homage to architectural features no longer extant along Asheville's Wall Street.
Hasle, Denmark
Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.
Wilmington, England
This church is home to a 1,600-year-old tree, but also a mysterious carved figure who may have been a pagan idol.
Kyoto, Japan
View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
Ipswich, England
On the side of Christchurch Mansion is an enigmatic block of dark limestone that dates back to 14th-century Belgium.
Green Island, Taiwan
Hidden in a cave on a small Taiwanese island, a stalagmite reported to look like the bodhisattva Guanyin.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.
Kamakura, Japan
Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.
Manama, Bahrain
Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?