Surrounded by fields and picturesque mountains lies a for sale sign in front of a door, some steps and your opportunity to live ten stories under the hot New Mexico sun. But the property in question isn't an underground house or even an apartment, it's an abandoned missile silo. The silo was once home to a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb, but now it can be home to you and your family. Unfortunately, this escape from the real...

Around the world, villages have been built in some unique places, such as on top of steep cliffs, inside caves or in the middle of a river. Many of the town founders chose these locations because they could use the shape of landscape to their advantage to create their new settlements. For example, it is believed that the Spanish cave-like houses of Setenil de las Bodegas were built under a rocky overhang because it . (MORE:) In Cappadocia, there are...

Just to the southeast of Curaçao is the tiny island of Klein Curaçao, which translates to "Little Curaçao" in Dutch. Attempts to settle this island through the centuries have all failed. The remains of a little pink lighthouse watch over it all. (PHOTOS: ) The northern side of the island is quite beautiful, but in an article on Atlas Obscura, Luke J. Spencer writes, "The southern, windward side, more exposed to the elements, is an unforgiving shoreline of pounding surf...

You can’t fly through the air without flying through the weather. The video above shows one way professional pilots keep us safe despite mother nature’s surprises. When wind blows across a runway, it’s logically called a "crosswind." According to aviation enthusiast and youtube uploader “flugsnug,” this pilot is battling a 50 MPH crosswind. This technique is called "crabbing." To compensate for a strong crosswind, the plane’s nose is pointed into the wind, keeping it from being blown sideways off the...

These stunning photos show the haunting images of an empty Victorian swimming pool. (Mike Jones/Caters News) Today, thousands of tourists visit to soak in warm waters and relax but during the 1900s, the golden age of swimming, English swimmers flocked to public baths like the in Birmingham, England. Lavishly decorated with red brick and terracotta and featuring arched, poolside dressing boxes, the Moseley Road Baths is one of Britain’s oldest swimming baths, and the oldest Grade II listed swimming bath...

(bhnc) Winter offers the opportunity for some beautiful photography. A winter walk or just a peek out the window can turn into a successful photo shoot when the ground is coated in snow. We asked you to share some of your best weather photos, and you blew us away with these breathtaking shots. Here are the best of the best. Have an amazing photo to share? You can . ...

Home to stunning mediterranean beaches, roman ruins, the Dolomites mountains, and ancient cities, it is easy to see why Italy often tops tourists’ bucket lists. In fact, in 2013, the country welcomed 46.4 million international visitors, reports The BBC, . (MORE: ) Italy is home to: Gradara and San Gimignano. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries, in the country, while was before its population was decimated by a 1348 plague, according to Lonely Planet. because its skyscape is characterized...

Alberta, Canada, Sept. 11, 2014. (Chris Burkard) Adventure photographer Chris Burkard has traveled all around the world capturing people interacting with beautiful landscapes in some of the world’s most remote regions. “I love venturing to remote untouched places around the globe, but also want to add the human element into these locations,” Burkard said about his love of adventure photography. “My inspiration is to capture each natural wonder as purely as possible and show them off in a way that...

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers train topless in the snow in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang province on February 26, 2015. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Soldiers are known to be tough but these Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers undergoing exteme winter training display incredible endurance in harsh, freezing conditions as they crawl through ice, dunk their faces in the snow and take "snow showers"— topless. The training took place inHeihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, where temperatures dropped to minus 20 degrees...

A Turkish Airlines jet skidded off a runway upon landing in foggy conditions in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu Wednesday. The plane had 238 people aboard and was coming from Istanbul when the incident occurred.There were no injuries reported during the accident, officials said. Officials say passengers had bumps and bruises but no serious injuries. (MORE:) The runway was slippery after two days of rain and there was dense fog at the time. The plane was stuck in the grass...

Visitors of the Takhini Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada, show off their frozen hair while bathing in a hot spa in freezing temperatures. The resort holds a 'Hair Freezing Contest' every February, when freezing one's hair can take only minutes. (Courtesy of Takhini Hot Pools) Temperatures in reached minus 30 degrees this winter but the frigid weather didn't deter bathers at the from having some frosty fun. In February, participants showed off their crazy, frozen hairstyles for the...

Lifeguards at the North Island Naval Beach in Coronado, California have had to deal with an unusual incident that goes beyond their expertise. That's because the victim isn't a struggling swimmer, but a 45 foot yacht that washed up on the beach weeks ago during a flash storm, according to Fox 5 San Diego. The luxury boat is valued at over $200,000 and has been slowly sinking as . "I've never seen anything like that in the 30 years I've...