Tokyo, Japan
Omoide Yokocho
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
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Tokyo, Japan
Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Miyoshi, Japan
Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
Salento, Colombia
The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.
San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala
For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.
Tainan City, Taiwan
A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Leticia, Colombia
This small city park is best known for the nightly convergence of thousands of shrieking parakeets.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
West Liberty, Ohio
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Kelleys Island, Ohio
These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.
Luxor, Egypt
Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."