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Three Rivers, California

Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Wiltshire, England

Longleat Hedge Maze

The longest hedge maze in the world.
Tonopah, Nevada

Clown Motel

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Gruyères, Switzerland

H.R. Giger Museum

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Torture Museum

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand

Red Lotus Lake

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Yachats, Oregon

Thor's Well

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Belize

Great Blue Hole

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Bournemouth, England

Memento Mori Oddities Shop

A genuine Little Shop of Horrors.
Devon, England

Wistman's Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
London, England

Kensal Green Cemetery and Catacombs

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
Gwynedd, Wales

Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Drymen, Scotland

Buchanan Castle

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Mary King's Close

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.
Belpasso, Italy

Mount Etna

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.
Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Insane Asylum

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Westmeath, Ireland

Kilbeggan Distillery

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.
Glasgow, Scotland

The World Through Wooden Eyes

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.
Lendalfoot, Scotland

Sawney Bean's Cave

Legend says this cave housed a 16th-century cannibal and his family of 48.