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The Strange Desert Where Massive Rocks Seem to Move by Themselves

Racetrack Playa Death Valley

Somewhere in the remote desert, hundreds of rocks sit on a perfectly flat dry lakebed with long trails scratched into the mud behind them. Nobody pushes them.

Filed Under: California Tagged With: surreal

The Medieval Town Hidden Behind a Giant Rock Island

Monemvasia Greece

Somewhere on the southeastern coast of the Peloponnese, a massive limestone rock rises from the sea.

Filed Under: Greece Tagged With: surreal

The Whitewashed Town Hidden Beneath a Giant Rock

Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Somewhere in the province of Cádiz, a whole town just melts into the rock. Streets dip beneath huge stone overhangs.

Filed Under: Spain Tagged With: surreal

The Abandoned Fishing Village Slowly Being Swallowed by Nature

Houtouwan

Somewhere on a small island, entire rows of houses are slowly vanishing under a thick coat of ivy. Rooftops just melt into the hillside.

Filed Under: China Tagged With: surreal

This Mysterious Stone Complex Is 12,000 Years Old — And No, That’s Not a Typo

Ancient Site of Gobekli Tepe

Perched on a dry limestone ridge in southeastern Turkey, this place doesn’t exactly scream “history-changing.

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: surreal

The Cliffside Path Once Known as the Most Dangerous Walk in the World

El Caminito del Rey

Somewhere in the limestone interior of this southern province, a narrow boardwalk clings to the sheer walls of a gorge that plunges almost 100 meters to the river below.

Filed Under: Spain Tagged With: surreal

Deep in the Colorado Mountains, One Man Built a Castle That Shouldn’t Exist

Bishop Castle

Somewhere in the Wet Mountains of southern Colorado, a handmade stone castle rises 160 feet above the forest floor.

Filed Under: Colorado Tagged With: surreal

The Tiny American Town Where Everything Feels Slightly Out of Scale

Casey Illinois Mailbox

Most drivers flying down Interstate 70 between St. Louis and Indianapolis never think twice about the tiny towns along the route.

Filed Under: Illinois Tagged With: surreal

The Rise and Fall of California’s Strangest Beach Resort Town

Aerial View of the Ghost Town of Bombay Beach

In the 1950s and 60s, developers hyped this place as a glamorous resort spot. But now, salt-crusted shoreline and abandoned trailers define the community.

Filed Under: California Tagged With: surreal

The Tiny Seaside Town in Alaska Where Nearly Everyone Lives Under One Roof

Whittier

This remote town sits at the head of Passage Canal, about 60 miles southeast of Anchorage, squeezed between steep mountains and the cold, restless waters of Prince William Sound.

Filed Under: Alaska Tagged With: surreal

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