Lithia Springs, Georgia
The New Manchester Manufacturing Company
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
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Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Sydney, Australia
This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Milan, Italy
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
Glasgow, Scotland
The oldest house in Glasgow is now a museum dedicated to the city's medieval history.
San Francisco, California
This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.
New York, New York
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A sharply wedged sundial marks the point at which each day in the United States begins.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Now home to nothing but a weather station and a landing strip, a group of enslaved people were marooned on this tiny island for 15 years.
Taipei, Taiwan
If you've ever wanted to learn about the history of Asian fish balls, this Taiwanese museum has you covered.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Skhtorashen, Azerbaijan
Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Brooklyn, New York
The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.
Çumra, Turkey
The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.