Torrey, Utah
Factory Butte
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
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Torrey, Utah
A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.
Crockett, California
The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The world's biggest floating museum in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Gothenburg, Sweden
This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.
Peaugres, France
One of the greatest maze designer’s greatest mazes.
Paris, France
The ruins of a Duke's bucolic dream, where camels once roamed alongside "Dutch" windmills and faux-Italian vineyards.
Paris, France
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
Paris, France
One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
London, England
This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
Hinckley, Ohio
Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Coventry, England
Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.
Coventry, England
This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.
Faroe Islands
In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.
Kharkhorin, Mongolia
History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.
Mongolia
The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The world's second-tallest flagpole stands proud despite dropping rank.
Nohijai Pançakent, Tajikistan
The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.
Newark-on-Trent, England
This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.