Vinh Son, Vietnam
Ta Kon Citadel
Deep within the mountains, a towering natural wall of tightly packed basalt columns mimics a colossal ancient fortress built by no human hands.
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Vinh Son, Vietnam
Deep within the mountains, a towering natural wall of tightly packed basalt columns mimics a colossal ancient fortress built by no human hands.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Taga, Samoa
A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.
Alofi, Niue
A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Gyumri, Armenia
It's a massive, rusted fountain that survived an earthquake in 1988.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Baker, California
This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.
Winterhaven, California
The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.
Mauritania
Initially meant to immortalize the valor of the colonizer, this monument is now a symbol of Mauritanian resistance.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Socuéllamos, Spain
This La Mancha museum brings the region’s winemaking tradition to life
Ferrara, Italy
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
San Diego, California
This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.
Huntsville, Alabama
What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.