Hokkaidō, Japan
Blue Pond
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.
Norseman, Australia
No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
Argentina
The island houses the ruins of a secret nuclear fusion lab that once employed high-profile Nazi scientists
El Chaltén, Argentina
The inspiration for the Patagonia Clothing logo, Cerro Fitz Roy turns pink at sunrise.
Antsalova, Madagascar
Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Mauritania
This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.
Bou Craa, Morocco
This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.
Tchirozérine, Niger
The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.
Ashalim, Israel
Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.
Wittenoom, Australia
A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?
Ularring, Australia
A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.
Lake Darlot, Australia
An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.
Arumpo, Australia
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.
Border Village, Australia
The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Canfranc, Spain
Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.