Reykjavik, Iceland
Álfaskólinn (Elf School)
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New York, New York
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Chicago, Illinois
A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.