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Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This unique structure allowed boats to bypass underwater mine barriers in the channel to enter the harbor.

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.