Forneys Creek, North Carolina
Tail of the Dragon
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
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Forneys Creek, North Carolina
This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Recife, Brazil
This haunting sculpture stands as a memorial to the torture victims of the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Moab, Utah
It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Norwich, England
This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.
Herndon, Virginia
Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.
Guildford, England
This unassuming Victorian cemetery is the final resting place of author Lewis Carroll.
Farnham, England
The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.
Midland, Michigan
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Delices, Dominica
This mountaintop lake bubbles and steams in a perpetual boil, thanks to its direct link to the Earth's interior.
Rosalie, Dominica
The hike to this stunning waterfall on a black sand beach is not for the faint of heart.
Dominica
This historic hiding place, often used by people escaping slavery, is a testament to a heroic struggle for freedom.
Fort-de-France, Martinique
On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Thurmont, Maryland
Unannounced visitors are now welcome at the site of the largest Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in the region.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.
Oroville, California
A train tunnel that was made obsolete by the dam it helped create.