Erwin, Tennessee
Lost Cove Settlement
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
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Erwin, Tennessee
Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.
Bluff City, Tennessee
A delightful park featuring homemade scale replicas of dinosaurs, tucked away in the Tennessee mountains.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Cervia, Italy
A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.
Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador
An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Perhaps the tiniest sculpture in Saint Petersburg is a little bronze finch inspired by a song.
Nentershausen, Germany
At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Beijing, China
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
Columbia, South Carolina
An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.
Denver, Colorado
A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
Paris, France
The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Rawlins, Wyoming
This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.