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Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok Airplane Graveyard
Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Davenport, Australia
Wycliffe Well
The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.
Tanami East, Australia
Drunken Australian Parrots
The Australian lorikeets that like to tie one on in an annual drinking binge.
Cape Town, South Africa
South African Astronomical Observatory
This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
Red Sea Blue Hole
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
Desert Breath
A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
City of the Dead
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Hillah, Iraq
Babylon
Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
The Great Pyramid of Cholula
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Genoa, Italy
Roman Polanski's Neptune
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Birnam, Scotland
Birnam Oak and Sycamore
Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launch Site of the Titanic
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Glasgow, Scotland
Scottish Opera Titanic Memorial
Memorial to the Titanic engineers that died working to hold back the sea.
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Inverness, Scotland
Ship Space
The Titanic sails again in one Scotland man's backyard.
New York, New York
The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley
The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.
New York, New York
Cole Porter's Piano
A famous songsmith's custom piano, dubbed "High Society," is hidden just out of sight in one of New York's finest hotels.
New York, New York
Model Ship Collection at the South Street Seaport Museum
Set sail on a small scale.
New York, New York
C. O. Bigelow Apothecary
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
'The Sphere'
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
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New York, New York
Houdini Revealed
Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
New York, New York
The Treasures in the Trash Collection
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
