Garenin, Scotland
Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
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Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Mineral Wells, Texas
This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
Corsicana, Texas
A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."
Waxahachie, Texas
Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.
Waxahachie, Texas
It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.
Mount Dora, Florida
A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Glen Rose, Texas
This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Dallas, Texas
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Irving, Texas
Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.