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Büren, Germany

Castle of Wewelsburg

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Catoosa, Oklahoma

Blue Whale of Catoosa

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Weinan, China

Huashan Mountain

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.
Santa Pau, Spain

Hermitage of Santa Margarita Crater

Religious dwelling in a Spanish volcano.
Yagodninsky District, Russia

Kadykchan

Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Caledon, Ontario

Cheltenham Badlands

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.
San Martín de la Virgen del Moncayo, Spain

Abandoned Agramonte del Moncayo Tuberculosis Sanatorium

The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.
Copacabana, Bolivia

Horca del Inca

Astronomical observatory above Lake Titicaca.
Lithuania

Dvina Missile Silo

Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
Liepāja, Latvia

Karosta Prison Hotel

Guests become prisoners on a visit to Latvian prison.
Job, France

L'Etoile de l'Amour

Fur-lined metal pod dangling in the French countryside.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt

Mit Ghamr Dovecotes

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Cornwall, England

Lost Gardens of Heligan

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Iran

Khalid Nabi Cemetery

Iranian tombstones shaped like male and female sexual organs.
Istanbul, Turkey

Panorama 1453 Museum

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.
Famagusta, Cyprus

Varosha Beach Resort

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Cerro de Pasco, Peru

San Pedro Cemetery of Ninacaca

A colorful Peruvian city of the dead.
Las Pinas, Philippines

Bamboo Organ

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.
Kaunas, Lithuania

Devils' Museum

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Granite Falls, Washington

Big Four Ice Caves

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Dallol

The hottest place on the planet.
Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake Sign Post Forest

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Thrissur, India

Kuda-kallu of Aryyannur

Megalithic monuments resembling magic mushrooms.
O Grove, Spain

Shell Church of A Toxa

A 12th century church completely covered in shells.