Year: 2017

Wovoka Wilderness

Discover Wovoka Wilderness in Yerington, Nevada: Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

Laughlin Labyrinths

Discover Laughlin Labyrinths in Laughlin, Nevada: A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

The Jail in the Gunter Hotel

Discover The Jail in the Gunter Hotel in Frostburg, Maryland: The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

Butch Cassidy’s Cabin

Discover Butch Cassidy's Cabin in Cushamen, Argentina: With the Wild Bunch hunted almost to extinction and the law closing in on him, Butch Cassidy fled to this remote cabin in Argentina.

Derbyshire Well Dressing

Discover Derbyshire Well Dressing in Tissington, England: The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.

Archive of the Afterlife

Discover Archive of the Afterlife in Cameron, West Virginia: The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

Alexander’s Island Border Dispute

Discover Alexander's Island Border Dispute in Arlington, Virginia: The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.

Freud Museum London

Discover Freud Museum London in London, England: The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.

Nushabad Underground City

Discover Nushabad Underground City in Nushabad, Iran: A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

The Last Wild Apple Forests

Discover The Last Wild Apple Forests in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

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