Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
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Carpinteria, California
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Ojai, California
Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
Ojai, California
Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.
Oda, Japan
"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Tottori-shi, Japan
Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
Himeji, Japan
Nine Gardens in one—with tea service.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
California City, California
Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Crossville, Tennessee
This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.
Jackson, Tennessee
An unknown Hall of Fame in Jackson, Tennessee.
Brownsville, Tennessee
An oversized metal construction of Billy Tripp's moods going through life.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Memphis, Tennessee
Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.
Memphis, Tennessee
Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Olney, Illinois
The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.