Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Pegrema
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.
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Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.
Deganwy, Wales
This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.
Abergele, Wales
One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.
Neversink, New York
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Assin South, Ghana
This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.
A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Oulu, Finland
This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Hailuoto, Finland
This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.
Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Kodiak, Alaska
The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.
Kholmogorskiy rayon, Russia
What once claimed to be the world's tallest single-family wooden structure house.
Joensuu, Finland
One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.
Clifton, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.