Nevada
St. Thomas Ghost Town
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Nevada
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Wytheville, Virginia
The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."
Radford, Virginia
Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Kettlewell, England
Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Hawes, England
A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.
Mġarr, Malta
Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Storrington, England
An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Glendale Springs, North Carolina
Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.
Nelson, New Zealand
The real place where the One Ring to rule them all was forged.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
Clear Fork, West Virginia
A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Campbeltown, Scotland
The artwork is tucked within a cave on a tiny Scottish island only accessible at low tide.
Saddell, Scotland
The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.