Boroughbridge, England
Devil's Arrows
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
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Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Tilbury, England
This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A magnificent menagerie of oddities, including taxidermy cryptids.
Bethesda, Maryland
Surrounded by traditional homes, this Tolkien-esque dwelling stands out on a quiet street in suburban Maryland.
Taipei, Taiwan
Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.
Milluni, Bolivia
The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.
Ojai, California
The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Bodfish, California
This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.
Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France
An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Roche Caiman, Seychelles
A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.
Avezzano, Italy
This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.
Henderson, Nevada
This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Pianoro, Italy
A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.
Darlington, Maryland
Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
New York, New York
This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.