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Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.