Batumi, Georgia
Batumi Tower Ferris Wheel
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
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Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Shimanto-chō, Japan
A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.
Wichita, Kansas
A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Fort Sumner, New Mexico
The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
Austin, Texas
This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.
Round Rock, Texas
This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.
Madison, Wisconsin
Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Lake Powell, Utah
The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Maisons-Alfort, France
The only remaining collection of flayed figures made by French "madman" Honoré Fragonard.
Key West, Florida
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.