Places uselessfactoid Wants to Go

Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

Despite producing just a handful of movies, a brave and lyrical filmmaker has an entire museum dedicated to him.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

The site where the leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army was killed is now a memorial.

When the Soviets destroyed the historic Armenian monastery they somehow left its bell tower intact.

Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.