Grindavík, Iceland
Blue Lagoon
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
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Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Romulus, New York
World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.
Concord, North Carolina
The cruel trial of a 13-year-old boy inspired the creation of this now abandoned reformatory.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Flanders, New York
A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
New York, New York
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
Brooklyn, New York
A massive art collective tries a new take on Brooklyn's DIY music scene—by making it fully legal.
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.