Hiiu Parish, Estonia
Hill of Crosses (Estonia)
This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.
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Hiiu Parish, Estonia
This small Estonian hill is covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.
Kaali, Estonia
Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult.
Round Rock, Texas
This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.
Valga, Estonia
For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Rybachiy, Russia
The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Sandy Island
This phantom island appeared on maps for over a century before amateur radio enthusiasts beat Google Earth to the punch in its "undiscovery."
Hersey, Michigan
The smallest useable chapel in Michigan is five-by-eight feet and has seating for three.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Legends, sculptures, and unique tombs can be seen lurking in these connected cemeteries.
Waterbury, Vermont
The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands
This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Praia A Mare, Italy
The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.