Alton, England
The Chained Oak
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
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Alton, England
A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Buxton, England
A historic Georgian building and warm springs.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Glossop, England
The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.
Ripponden, England
The house in the middle of the motorway.
Salford, England
This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Manchester, England
An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Russia
Unused mast taller than every structure in the EU.
Evenkiysky District, Russia
Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.
Tonga
A failed utopia, shut down by a more legitimate nation.
Apia, Samoa
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Vaiaku, Tuvalu
With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Marshall Islands
A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.