Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Abandoned substation turned village treasure.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

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

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.