Nye County, Nevada
Sailing Stones of Bonnie Claire Playa
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
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Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Wadki, India
Once a passageway that led to the Shaniwar Wada palace fort.
Veerampattinam, India
The best-preserved Roman site in India.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.
Tokyo, Japan
According to local legend, an ancient serial killer nicknamed the “Hag” once haunted this pond.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
Ibros, Spain
Built thousands of years ago, this wall is still part of the urban layout of this village.
Zapotitlán Salinas, Mexico
The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.
Berlin, Germany
After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.
Loyalton, California
A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.
Carbondale, Colorado
Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.
Tokyo, Japan
No one knows why this family’s graves stayed on the national museum's premises after all other tombstones were relocated.
Dolores, Colorado
A boulder so big and tough, they had to turn it into a landmark.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.
Yamanashi, Japan
A giant man-eating crab monster allegedly left its claw marks on this unassuming boulder.
Čiobiškis, Lithuania
The river-powered ferry dates back to 1970s.
Lee Vining, California
A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.
San Rafael, Mexico
A shrine in the middle of this pond represents a Mesoamerican creation myth.
Pantperthog, Wales
This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.
Lovere, Italy
Exchange a book at the entrance of this medieval Lovere alley.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.
Boulder City, Nevada
A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.
Virginia City, Nevada
What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.