Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Eysturoyartunnilin (Eysturoy Tunnel)
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
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Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Alexandria, Egypt
An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Dunbar, Scotland
At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.
Torwood, Scotland
The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These trenches were used to train the Scottish military for life on the frontlines of World War I.
Deans, Scotland
A memorial commemorating the only Scottish police investigation into an extraterrestrial incident.
Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.
Australia
One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
A palace destined to never house a king.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.
Bangkok, Thailand
Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
Bangkok, Thailand
On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."