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Corryvreckan Whirlpool.

Scotland

Corryvreckan Whirlpool

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

Ben Cruachan - The Hollow Mountain

Dalmally, Scotland

Ben Cruachan

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

Crowd gathered for the World Stone Skimming Championship

Easdale Island, Scotland

World Stone Skimming Championship

Every September, international competitors flock to the flooded quarries of a tiny Scottish island.

The tower dominates the town's skyline.

Oban, Scotland

McCaig’s Tower

Looking strangely like Rome's Colosseum, this unfinished tower has dominated the skyline for over 100 years.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic."

Clachan-Seil, Scotland

Clachan Bridge

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

The Watchtower

Inveraray, Scotland

Dun na Cuaiche Watchtower

An 18th-century viewpoint across the surrounding highlands.

(Stephens & Stephens)

Fayetteville, Georgia

Elvis Carden's Guitar House

Giant instrument-shaped home in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Greystone's gardens

Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Hollywood Tower Apartments

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Tower Apartments

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

The house with a hedge around it

Bangor, Maine

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Junkman's Daughter

Atlanta, Georgia

Junkman's Daughter

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

727 Fuselage Home

Quepos, Costa Rica

727 Fuselage Home

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station

Brooklyn, New York

Hoyt-Schermerhorn Subway Station

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Love Lane

Brooklyn, New York

Love Lane

Love is in the air along the small street in Brooklyn.

Oatman Donkey Town

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

Évora, Portugal

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The room that was previously part of the subway tunnel.

Brooklyn, New York

Le Boudoir

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

The statue from the front inside Green-Wood Cemetery

Brooklyn, New York

'Civic Virtue Triumphant Over Unrighteousness'

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

White Pocket at night

Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Roswell, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Sand dunes...NOT snow!

Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Chill forest

Santa Fe, New Mexico

House of Eternal Return

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

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