San Bernardino County, California
The Mojave Desert Mailbox
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco
A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Yazd, Iran
Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand
Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Lupșa, Romania
Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.
Chihuahua, Mexico
This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.
North Pole, Alaska
An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Agion Oros, Greece
The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.