Edinburgh, Scotland
Cramond Ghost Island
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Naqu, Tibet
At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.
Llanelli, Wales
A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
Nouakchott, Mauritania
The quaint gallery displays works by artists from all across Mauritania.
Ouadane, Mauritania
This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.
Choum, Mauritania
Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.
Schilpario, Italy
A museum entirely dedicated to the evolution of mining lamps.
Little Rock, Arkansas
This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.
Ischia, Italy
Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
Lviv, Ukraine
This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.
Lviv, Ukraine
The largest park in Lviv is surrounded by a network of disused rail tracks.
Odessa, Ukraine
Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
Lviv, Ukraine
This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.
Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine
This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.
Lviv, Ukraine
Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.
Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.
Lviv, Ukraine
Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.
Wellington, New Zealand
This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.
Flensburg, Germany
Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This oddly shaped building is a surprising Soviet-era crematorium.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.