Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Elkmont Historic District
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Exeter, Rhode Island
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Shenzhen Shi, China
The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.
New York, New York
A Manhattan office building is home to the world’s largest chess board.
New York, New York
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
Lakeside, Nebraska
The final resting place of the West’s original scribe.
Riga, Latvia
A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Prague, Czechia
Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
El Alto, Bolivia
This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Wendover, Utah
Almost all that remains of a town dedicated to supporting the First Transcontinental Railroad.