Paris, France
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
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Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Subotica, Serbia
Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.
Nashville, Tennessee
Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.
Ridgedale, Missouri
If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Mogollon, New Mexico
This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.
San Diego, California
A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
Simi Valley, California
A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.
Triangle, Virginia
A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Concord, New Hampshire
A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Rhodes, Greece
One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Paris, France
The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Las Vegas, Nevada
“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.