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Haiti

Citadelle Laferrière

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.
Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Sedona, Arizona

Chapel of the Holy Cross

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Milot, Haiti

Sans-Souci Palace

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.
Essex, Illinois

Jack Barker's Metal Art Sculpture Garden

Moving, mind-blowing metal sculpture work of an outsider artist.
Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy

Sacra di San Michele

The mountaintop inspiration for Umberto Eco's "The Name of the Rose."
Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Hull, Massachusetts

Georges Island

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.
Nekoma, North Dakota

The Pyramid of North Dakota

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Hildebran, North Carolina

Abandoned Henry River Mill Village

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Greece

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Bruce Crossing, Michigan

Paulding Light

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.
Turkmenistan

The Gates of Hell

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.