Portland, Oregon
The Witch’s Castle
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
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Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Kansas City, Missouri
The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.
Harderwijk, Netherlands
While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.
Golubac, Serbia
This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.
Auckland, New Zealand
The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.
Mexico City, Mexico
One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.
Cave City, Kentucky
Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Hacienda Heights, California
An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Laconia, Greece
The historic tower houses of this nearly abandoned Greek town have been compared to the spikes on an iguana's back.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.
South Andaman, India
An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.
Moyenne Island, Seychelles
A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.