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Baalbek, Lebanon

Baalbek Trilithon

The largest hewn stone in history.

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador

S.S. Kyle

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

jennyleemoore

Added by jennyleemoore

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

Added by msbruen

Inyo County, California

Ballarat Ghost Town

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Added by zackofalltrades

Tréguennec, France

Treguennec Pebble Crusher

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

Tissoz

Added by Tissoz

Berchtesgaden, Germany

The Eagle's Nest

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Portland, Oregon

The Witch's Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

zichk

Tikal, Guatemala

Archaeologists' Abandoned Camp

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

Added by Piis Pol

Tlell, British Columbia

Pesuta Shipwreck

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Clark County, Nevada

Double Negative

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Atlanta, Georgia

CDC Museum

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Huelgoat, France

Trembling Rock

If they push on just the right spot, even the weakest person can move this titanic boulder.

Tissoz

Added by Tissoz

Odessa, Ukraine

Darth Vader Statue

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

nickdrewe

Added by nickdrewe

Santa Catalina, Colombia

The Volcan de Lodo El Totumo

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

Added by Joseph Alexiou

Los Angeles, California

Mel Brooks Handprint

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Added by lastpearl

Fantoft Stave Church

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

haniyarae

Added by haniyarae

Tourlitis Lighthouse

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.

Dylan

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Hoover-Mason Trestle

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Elberta, Alabama

Bamahenge

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

argusfoto

Added by argusfoto

Brooklyn, New York

The Carousel in Prospect Park

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin

Murfreesboro, Arkansas

Crater of Diamonds State Park

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Added by jennifer4

Lone Pine, California

The Museum of Western Film History

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Mabel