Halle (Saale), Germany
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The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
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Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Lake Placid, Florida
Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Newington, Connecticut
An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.
Zhangjiajie, China
The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt
Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
Nova Redenção, Brazil
Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
San Jose, California
A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.
Florence, Italy
This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.
Kyiv, Ukraine
An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.
Carlisle, England
A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.