Ridala Parish, Estonia
Ungru Manor
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Ridala Parish, Estonia
The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.
Neversink, New York
The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.
Bethel, New York
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Roscoe, New York
A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Yup, that's where the name came from.
Bath, England
In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.
Burgh Saint Peter, England
The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.
Gatineau, Québec
Despite the name, the waters of this Canadian lake are actually blue-green in color.
Bulls, New Zealand
The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.
Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand's oldest prison holds a dark history and the scars of a deadly earthquake.
Taihape, New Zealand
Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.
Palmerston North, New Zealand
A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Porangahau, New Zealand
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
Waianae, Hawaii
This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.
Grafton, New Hampshire
Generations of rockhounds got their start at this beloved, historic mine.
Dubuque, Iowa
An underground wonderland in Iowa.
Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.
Pulpí, Spain
Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.
North Macedonia
This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.
Goseck, Germany
A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
Sisian, Armenia
Called the "Armenian Stonehenge," this ring of menhirs pierced with holes may be a prehistoric astronomical observatory.
Iran
A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.