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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
Added by janeleous
Consuegra, Spain

Consuegra Windmills

This line of 12 tower mills described in the story of Don Quixote is among the most iconic landscapes in Spain.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Rome, Italy

St. Valentine's Skull

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Invermoriston, Scotland

St. Columba's Well

It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
La Isabela, Dominican Republic

La Isabela

Columbus' failed colony in the New World.
Added by bebeto
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh's Swedish Runestone

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Hamsey, England

Hamsey Island Plague Church

Now isolated, this church was once the center of a bustling village that succumbed to the Black Death.
Russ Arno Added by Russ Arno
Bronx, New York

North Brother Island

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Concrete City

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.
Added by juche
Pittston, Pennsylvania

Abandoned Knox Coal Distribution Center

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Added by lukesegarra
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania

French Azilum

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.
urvijabanerji Added by urvijabanerji
Montrose, Pennsylvania

Penny Rock

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Lake George, New York

Lake George Mystery Spot

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
bhrbagenski Added by bhrbagenski
Lake George, New York

Bloody Pond

This lovely little pond is named after the hundreds of soldiers' corpses that were rolled into the waters during the French-Indian War.
Sarah Blake Added by Sarah Blake
Troy, New York

Grave of Uncle Sam

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
robvelella Added by robvelella
Corning, New York

Corning Museum of Glass

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.
Added by only1too
Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
Jimmy Stardust Added by Jimmy Stardust
Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Study

The wooden octagon in which Huckleberry Finn and A Connecticut Yankee were born can still be visited in upstate New York.
ddmaxfield Added by ddmaxfield
Thorold, Ontario

Blue Ghost Tunnel

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.
Added by sonicpix
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Screaming Tunnel

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Alden, New York

Town Line, New York

The "last holdout of the Confederacy” actually sat at the edge of the Canadian border.
Added by claude chappe
Orchard Park, New York

Eternal Flame Falls at Chestnut Ridge County Park

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
ThatOneGuy Added by ThatOneGuy
Buffalo, New York

The Relic Collection at St. John Gualbert's Church

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.
Chris Clemens Added by Chris Clemens
Dansville, New York

Jackson Sanatorium

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.