San Cristobalito, Mexico
Cascada El Chiflón
This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.
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San Cristobalito, Mexico
This series of waterfalls tumble into a radiantly blue river.
Chad
Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.
Newport, Rhode Island
A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.
Newport, Rhode Island
Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Newport, Rhode Island
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
Binsey, England
This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Bristol, England
A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Agion Oros, Greece
The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
Orange, Texas
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Foxworth, Mississippi
A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Bognor Regis, England
Poet William Blake penned some of his most famous work during his brief stay at this beloved country cottage.
LaPlace, Louisiana
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.