Schleiden, Germany
Wollseifen Village
An eerie ghost village hidden in the forests of the Eifel, frozen in a strange postwar limbo.
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Schleiden, Germany
An eerie ghost village hidden in the forests of the Eifel, frozen in a strange postwar limbo.
Wrocław, Poland
It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.
Antwerp, Belgium
A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Sedalia, Colorado
This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.
French Guiana
An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Walnut Creek, California
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Rosser, Manitoba
Mysterious concrete spires left on a small Canadian hill.
Po, Thailand
This mountain sunrise is one of the most breathtaking views in Thailand, yet well off the tourist trail.
Assin South, Ghana
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Obokum, Nigeria
Seven streams tumble over a cliff, resulting in this dazzling waterfall in the Nigerian rainforest.
Townsville, Australia
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Puerto Inca, Peru
This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.
Prague, Czechia
A beautiful window with the old Tesla Radio company logo.
Dunkerque, France
A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.
Antalya, Turkey
A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.
Gaziantep, Turkey
This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.
Istanbul, Turkey
An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.
Istanbul, Turkey
A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.
Takatsuki, Japan
The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.