Beacon, New York
Dennings Point Ruins
This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.
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Beacon, New York
This abandoned factory on the Hudson River once churned out a million bricks a week.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Laconia, Greece
This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.
Fez, Morocco
Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Dakar, Senegal
This giant statue is the product of a mixture of corruption, Stalinist architecture, and North Korean manpower.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Shanghai, China
Lifelike statue of the Chinese philosopher in the bathtub.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.
Norcia, Italy
A map of Italy made entirely of trees.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Munich, Germany
A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.
Yazd, Iran
Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
Joneikiškės, Lithuania
A curious art park at the geographic center of Europe is home to 3,000 television sets and other wonders.
Minakami, Japan
This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.
Ganja, Azerbaijan
A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair.
Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
La Paz, Bolivia
During this Bolivian festival/fair you can wish for wealth, success, love, and more by buying a miniature version of your desire.