Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Moynaq
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
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Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Eggenburg, Austria
Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.
Consonno, Italy
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Dansville, New York
Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.
Victorville, California
Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Charleroi, Belgium
The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.
Staten Island, New York
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
Williamstown, Vermont
The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
Tokyo, Japan
The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
London, England
One of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.