Luray, Virginia
The Great Stalacpipe Organ
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
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Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Brooklyn, West Virginia
The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Novo Selo Palanječko, Croatia
A tower marking the spot where Yugoslavia began its resistance against the invading Nazis stands neglected, but not quite forgotten.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Istanbul, Turkey
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Munich, Germany
The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Giessen, Germany
Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.
Wiesbaden, Germany
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Herrnbaumgarten, Austria
The world's largest collection of intentionally useless inventions.
Vienna, Austria
Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.
Trenton, Tennessee
The world's largest collection of porcelain "veilleuses-theiere," or night light teapots, includes four that belonged to Napoleon.