Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.

This ancient castle has been abandoned since the Edwardian conquest of Wales.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

This series of rope-style bridges brings visitors into a jungle layer that is usually reserved for birds and monkeys.

A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.

This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

What once claimed to be the world's tallest single-family wooden structure house.

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.