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Chedglow, England

Colin's Barn

Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Santa Fe, New Mexico

House of Eternal Return

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
caitlinrinn Added by caitlinrinn
San Antonio, Texas

Portland Cement Plant Ruins

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
San Antonio, Texas

The Grotto

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
josephwbeck Added by josephwbeck
San Antonio, Texas

Japanese Tea Garden

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Genoa, Italy

Mackenzie Castle

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Sydney, Australia

Paddington Reservoir Gardens

A former drinking water storage reservoir transformed into a sunken garden.
Added by marthabwiley
Bath, England

Head of Sulis Minerva

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath
Xavixavir Added by Xavixavir
Greve, Denmark

'The Little Match Girl'

With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Antarctica

Blood Falls

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
matthewwarrenlee Added by matthewwarrenlee
Louisville, Kentucky

'Sami Swings'

Unique and somewhat surreal, this little girl's memorial depicts a playful Jesus.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France

Angle sur l’ Anglin Fortress

This imposing castle has stood for nearly a thousand years.
Added by tonynl
Burnet, Texas

Old Bluffton Underwater Ghost Town

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Lauren J Young Added by Lauren J Young
Nanwei, Micronesia

Nan Madol Ruins

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Alexandria, Egypt

The Lost City of Heracleion

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Arzachena, Italy

The Giants' Grave of Coddu Vecchiu

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.
Added by nitikp
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands

Plompe Toren

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
annikaaa Added by annikaaa
Ubar, Oman

Ubar

Some claim these desert ruins are from the legendary "Atlantis of the Sands."
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Calcaferro, Italy

Antiche Miniere di Calcaferro

An old mining site that is slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Added by pete00
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton Iron Furnaces

Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.
Ophelia Ravenia Added by Ophelia Ravenia
Bari, Italy

Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Menston, England

High Royds Hospital

Once a farm where patients tilled the soil, this asylum lost its workforce when overmedicating became common practice.
Added by cinapelayo
Rock Springs, Wyoming

Rock Springs Historical Museum

A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.
Added by ianlefk
Wellington, New Zealand

Quasi

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.
sabrinaimbler Added by sabrinaimbler