Florence, Italy
La Berta
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
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Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Chicago, Illinois
The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
New York, New York
Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Ribadesella, Spain
A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.
Melbourne, Australia
The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Madrid, Spain
A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Vienna, Austria
A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.
Cedar, Michigan
A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
Brooklyn, New York
This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.
Cochrane, Alberta
A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Pernambuco, Brazil
The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.
Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand
During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.
Fairview, Utah
A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.