Mexico City, Mexico
Disk of Death
This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.
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Mexico City, Mexico
This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.
Mexico City, Mexico
The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.
Cáceres, Spain
The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Alicante, Spain
Fascinating exhibits of prehistoric and ancient artifacts displayed with a uniquely modern touch.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Shakaria, Jordan
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
Bantimurung, Indonesia
These 40,000-year-old stenciled hands are older than the famous cave art in France and Spain.
Saint Davids, Wales
A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.
Lakki, Greece
This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.
San Jacinto, Nicaragua
Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.
Stamullen, Ireland
An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.
New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Castleton, England
Some of England's last cave dwellers lived and worked within this huge cave.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Neemrana, India
This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Washington, D.C.
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.