A town where you can’t die
The town of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, is one of the world’s northernmost settlements and a place where you officially cannot die.
A town straddling 2 states
Towns shared between 2 countries are a more common phenomenon than you might think, but this one is the most unusual of them.
The most hellish town
The state of Michigan, USA, is a place where you can find Hell. The origin of the name is uncertain, but the town’s inhabitants are happy to sustain its infernal image.
A Chinese Austrian town
The Chinese are known for making skilled replicas of anything in the world – including whole towns.
The last free city
Slab City is a Californian town populated mainly by hobos, retirees, and those who have nowhere to go.
A Cave town
Matmata in southern Tunisia is a town where a lot of Berber underground dwellings still remain inhabited. In the 1970s, surface houses were built here, but many locals prefer to live in their traditional homes.
A town under one roof
The entire city of Whittier, Alaska, is located in the 14-level building of a former military facility. It also hosts all the shops, a police station, a hospital, and a church.
The Bluest Town
The walls, doors, and even stairs of the hauntingly beautiful town of Chefchaouen in Morocco are all various shades of blue.
An Alien Town
In 1947, a UFO crashed near the town of Roswell, New Mexico. What it really was is still a subject of debate, but Roswell became universally known as the Alien City.
A town in the open sea
Neft Daşları, or “Oil Rocks,” is an industrial town in Azerbaijan. It is located on metal platforms in the open sea, above an oil field.
A Town in a Rock
The town of Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain attracts tourists from all over the world – probably because it’s built into huge basalt rock.
A town where the dead outnumber the living
The town of Colma, California, is home to 17 cemeteries. The dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one!
