A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

This tiny town features a tiny town that acts as a 3D snapshot of the town during the 1950's.

A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

The abandoned fishing village was swept right into the sea.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

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

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

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

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.