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Ashchimuryn, Kazakhstan

Shakpak-Ata

A remote, centuries-old underground mosque with a lunar aesthetic.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Koyulus, Kazakhstan

Ybykty Canyon

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Kazakhstan

Aktau Mountains

These rugged, color-stained mountains hold the secrets of the Kazakh desert.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Pentidattilo, Italy

Pentidattilo

A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.
valebarletta Added by valebarletta
Blieskastel, Germany

Gollenstein

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.
Added by lukaswalle95
Shayyr, Kazakhstan

Kokkala Gorge

Jurassic clays where the dinosaurs once roamed.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Gyeongju, South Korea

Pink Muhly Grass

From mid-September to early November, dreamy fields of pink muhly grass spring up all over South Korea.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
London, England

Ancient Melancholy Man

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
Sendai, Japan

Tomizawa Site (Underground Forest Museum)

A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
North Rim, Arizona

Nankoweap Granaries

Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.
Added by rkjock1
Baltimore, Maryland

Witch Board Museum Baltimore

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.
Added by sandy7814
Hanamaki, Japan

‘Future City Galactic Earth Railway’

A fantastical glow-in-the-dark mural inspired by the city’s most famous writer, Kenji Miyazawa.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Yamagata, Japan

Tarumizu Sanctuary

A sacred place for ascetic training, set in a honeycomb-walled cliffside cave deep in the woods.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
St. Charles, Illinois

Ghoulish Mortals

This horror movie and monster shop is like if a haunted house was a retail store.
shopabernathys Added by shopabernathys
Much Marcle, England

Much Marcle Ancient Yew

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.
ariadnemaze Added by ariadnemaze
Albertinia, South Africa

Skull Garden

On the grounds of a game lodge, a path decorated with the skulls of all kinds of animals.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Prague, Czechia

Iron Knight

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Added by RiccardoDP
Yamagata, Japan

Night-Crying Sumo Wrestlers

A quartet of temple guardian statues that allegedly cry at night for being forbidden from wrestling.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Kyoto, Japan

Chaos Room

A nondescript building is home to a one-room museum filled with an overwhelming array of art and objects.
Added by tashifay
Claremont, California

'Dividing the Light'

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.
jimminyslimminy Added by jimminyslimminy
Turin, Italy

Occhi del Diavolo

The mysterious “eyes of the Devil” dot a street in the occult center of Italy.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Sept-Îles, Québec

Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles

A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.
Added by pauldbentz
Sortino, Italy

Necropolis of Pantalica

Thousands of rock-cut tombs fill the cliffs of this Sicilian nature preserve.
1538okami Added by 1538okami
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tiny Tombs

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.
Added by tjgallier504