This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

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

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.