Iceland
Hekla
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
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Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Iceland
Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Juneau, Alaska
The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Rome, Italy
One of the most important yet well-hidden museums dedicated to the history of medicine.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Washington, D.C.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
Paris, France
A Belle Epoque bordello turned into a themed love hotel.
Paris, France
A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.
Paris, France
An unusual number plate signifies the building's saucy past.
Paris, France
This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.
Paris, France
Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.
Rome, Italy
The studio built by fascists in the hopes of "reviving the film industry" with the occasional propaganda film opportunity thrown in.
Rome, Italy
An Italian ghost town that fought obscurity, until a mysterious illness brought it to its knees.
Rome, Italy
A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.
Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Rome, Italy
The mystic whose incorrupt corpse still attracts the faithful.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Lucca, Italy
This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.