Barnard Castle, England
The Silver Swan
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
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Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Hayfield, California
Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
The tallest waterfall in West Virginia.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Circleville, West Virginia
This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.
Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.
Lewisburg, West Virginia
Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.
West Virginia
Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.
Alderson, West Virginia
You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.
Cass, West Virginia
Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
Pačir, Serbia
This natural spa is known for its healing properties and vibrant hue.
Basin, Montana
What if the cure for all that ails you was as simple as repeated exposure to low-dose radon?
Ayni, Tajikistan
This dark, damp, perilous tunnel is the only passage from north to south Tajikistan.
Varzob, Tajikistan
A Soviet-era health spa complete with radioactive bathing and shock therapy.
Canton, North Carolina
On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.
Cosby, Tennessee
Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
A serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Grand Lake, Colorado
The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.
Turkey
These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.
Crotone, Italy
A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.