London, England
Crossness Pumping Station
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
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London, England
London Necropolis Railway Station
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
Permanently Closed
London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
Parkland Walk
Following the trail of an old metro line, this scenic path is haunted by a creepy spriggan statue.
London, England
The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
Istra, Russia
Abandoned Marx Generator
A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
Tallahassee, Florida
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
World's largest magnetic research facility.
Makarau, New Zealand
Gibbs Farm
A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
Electrum
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Podoštra, Croatia
Tesla's Birthplace Museum
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Vienna, Austria
Globe Museum
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Bronx, New York
North Brother Island
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
New Haven, Connecticut
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
