Porto, Portugal
Carmo and Carmelitas Churches
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Stockholm, Sweden
This pair of unsuspecting buildings are in fact the very first modern skyscrapers in Europe.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
St. Louis, Missouri
This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.
Bonne Terre, Missouri
The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Round Mountain, Texas
This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.
Comfort, Texas
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Little River, California
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.