Ellicott City, Maryland
Daniels
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
San Antonio, Texas
A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
Ards, Northern Ireland
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
Egmont, British Columbia
The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Madrid, Spain
The morbid items in this small and hidden museum are not for the weak stomached.
Prague, Czechia
This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Cambridge, Ohio
Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.
Leuven, Belgium
This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.
Ndieulé Mbam, Senegal
A tree seems to grow from the ocean floor on this strange strip of sand slowly being overtaken by the sea.
Lubec, Maine
This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Berrioplano, Spain
This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.
Breckenridge, Colorado
A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
Chester, England
A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Bacoli, Italy
The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Malinovka, Kazakhstan
A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.
Dorset, Vermont
This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.