Mount Vernon, Ohio
Ariel-Foundation Park
Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.
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Mount Vernon, Ohio
Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.
Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia
A tropical rainforest designed to resemble a scene from the monumental film.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
St. Louis, Missouri
A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.
Vintondale, Pennsylvania
The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Behold the rickety glory of one of the oldest roller coasters still standing.
Altoona, Pennsylvania
This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Regensburg, Germany
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Triangle, Virginia
A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Morrison, Colorado
This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.
Yoshinogari, Japan
The largest archaeological site from the Yayoi period.
Cervantes, Australia
One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Madrid, Spain
This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.