Hope, British Columbia
Othello Tunnels
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
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Hope, British Columbia
Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
Chesterfield, Missouri
A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.
Chesterfield, Missouri
After miraculously surviving a giant flood, the 19th-century nut tree and its offspring are protected with their own tiny park.
University City, Missouri
University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.
Eureka, Missouri
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Kirksville, Missouri
Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.
Kansas City, Missouri
Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Bonne Terre, Missouri
The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
New York, New York
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.