Pembroke, Wales
St. Govan's Chapel
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
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Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Gamagori, Japan
Shells collected from over a hundred different countries line the walls, floors and ceilings of this fantasy museum.
Stockholm, Sweden
A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.
Concord, Massachusetts
"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland
A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Los Angeles, California
Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.
Saugerties, New York
One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Matawan, New Jersey
The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Stratton, Colorado
When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.