Santa Barbara, California
Lotusland
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Vilnius, Lithuania
The largest coin pyramid in the world is a carefully balanced stack of over 1,000,000 pieces.
Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Karachi, Pakistan
Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.
Gaddani, Pakistan
The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Lexington, Kentucky
Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
New York, New York
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
Derinkuyu, Turkey
The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.
Venice, Italy
As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Ames, Iowa
Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.
Kaymaklı Belediyesi, Turkey
While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.
Hong Kong
A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.