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Bollène, France

Barry Troglodyte Village

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.
Big Pine, California

Methuselah Tree

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Panamint, California

Barker Ranch

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey

Sumela Monastery

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Randsburg, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
California City, California

Lake Shore Inn

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
The Hague, Netherlands

Museum de Gevangenpoort (The Prison Gate Museum)

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.
Sainte-Enimie, France

Utopix

Live-in sculpture begun by one family in 1979.
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Kenya

Kitum Cave

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.
Werfen, Austria

Eisriesenwelt

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Shendi, Sudan

Meroe Pyramids

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Eve's Tomb

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."
Paris, France

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Los Angeles, California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Ballandean, Australia

Ballandean Pyramid

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.
Woombye, Australia

The Big Pineapple

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Brisbane, Australia

The Pitch Drop Experiment

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Riverside, California

Tio's Tacos

Mexican food and folk art.
Anaheim, California

Disneyland's Club 33

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.