San Francisco, California
Lotta's Fountain
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
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San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Singapore
Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
Singapore
The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.
Kyoto, Japan
Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Cape Town, South Africa
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.
Tunis, Tunisia
The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.
Bermuda
A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Bermuda
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber.
Havana, Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.