Ischia di Castro, Italy
Eremo di Poggio Conte (Poggio Conte Hermitage)
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
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Ischia di Castro, Italy
A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Rijeka, Croatia
This Croatian computer club features such gaming relics as the infamous Virtual Boy and an 8-bit Pacman machine.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Richmond, California
An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
Rijeka, Croatia
Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.
Port Antonio, Jamaica
The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Richmond, Vermont
This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.
East Warburton, Australia
Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Dubuque, Iowa
The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”