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Staten Island, New York

Kreischer Mansion

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Giethoorn, Netherlands

Giethoorn

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Added by ectoman3
Pisco, Peru

Paracas Candelabra

The mysterious "Candelabra of the Andes" could represent anything from a god's trident to a hallucinogenic plant.
Added by kondorqueen
Costa Rica

Río Celeste

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Zarcero, Costa Rica

Parque Francisco Alvarado

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Costa Rica

Diquís Spheres

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Josh Added by Josh
Peru

Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Cusco, Peru

Sacsayhuamán

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Added by vivianlefay
Cusco, Peru

Qenqo Temple

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.
serflac Added by serflac
Manu, Peru

Pyramids of Paratoari

Mysterious "dots" seen from a satellite in southeast Peru.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Peru

Choquequirao, Peru

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Maras, Peru

Salt Pans of Maras

This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.
Dana Stabenow Added by Dana Stabenow
Urubamba, Peru

Moray

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
leiris Added by leiris
Ollantaytambo, Peru

Ollantaytambo Ruins

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
serflac Added by serflac
Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Added by LongNow
Queens, New York

The Alley Pond Giant

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.
Josh Added by Josh
Sands Point, New York

Sands Point Preserve

The former estate of the Guggenheims, part of the opulent Gold Coast that inspired the Great Gatsby.
Allison Added by Allison
Syosset, New York

Ruins of King Zog's Estate

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
New Hyde Park, New York

Denton House McDonald's

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
Amityville, New York

Amityville Horror House

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cold Spring Harbor, New York

The Whaling Museum

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Greenport, New York

Mitchell Park

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Princeton, New Jersey

Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks

One man's lifelong obsession with death.
bboas Added by bboas
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Woodland Chapel at Woodsgate

An ideal wedding spot that is almost too ideal.
Elise Added by Elise