Mechanicsville, Virginia
The Ghost Church
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Strathcarron, Scotland
This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania
An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Auburn, New York
The final resting place of Harriet Tubman and other famous historical figures.
Washington, D.C.
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Stockholm, Sweden
This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.
Corgarff, Scotland
This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Sydney, Australia
This rare effigy of the author spent years lost in storage.
Canberra, Australia
From a distance, this statue of an eagle looks like a giant chicken on a stick.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.
Queens, New York
The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.
Dundee, Scotland
People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.
Dundee, Scotland
A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.
Staunton, Virginia
Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.
Prestonpans, Scotland
The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.
Elbow Cay, Bahamas
In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These characters from a Robert Louis Stevenson novel stand in an unlikely place.