Vetralla, Italy
Norchia Necropolis
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.
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Vetralla, Italy
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Winslow, Arizona
A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Singapore
A former reservoir that was only recently discovered after more than 60 years of disuse.
Kinver, England
The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.
Solomon Islands
The ship that got left behind.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Tombstone, Arizona
The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.
Tucson, Arizona
This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.
Tikal, Guatemala
Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.
Guatemala
A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.
Guatemala
Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Caramanico Terme, Italy
You can only access this hermitage by crawling under a ledge suspended above an overhang.