Chucuito Province, Peru
Chucuito Temple of Fertility
Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.
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Chucuito Province, Peru
Ancient Peruvian fertility temple or modern money-making hoax? Either way these monoliths still look like penises.
Peru
An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."
Copacabana, Bolivia
Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Cusco, Peru
A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.
Cusco, Peru
Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Lima, Peru
Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.
Lima, Peru
The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.
Lima, Peru
A market for witches is hidden within a train station.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Grímsey, Iceland
The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
The remains of a chapel created for convenience.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Philippi, West Virginia
Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.