Katoomba, Australia
The Giant Stairway
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
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Katoomba, Australia
A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.
Totnes, England
Once a year a small English town gets together to chase oranges down a steep hill in honor of a legendary accident.
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.
Enontekiö, Finland
This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Kiama, Australia
This massive water spout has been luring visitors for hundreds of years, some to their death.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.
Lambayeque, Peru
The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Budapest, Hungary
Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.
Marseille, France
A crumbling island fortress that seems to be covered in a field of stone crosses but is simply incomplete.
Russia
What was once the base for Russia's first nature reserve is now a ghost town, right on the shore of Lake Baikal.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Ashley, Pennsylvania
This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.
Cuenca, Ecuador
An Ecuadorian haberdashery that sets the record straight about the so-called "Panama" hat.
Oolitic, Indiana
The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Bangkok, Thailand
A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.
Danbury, Connecticut
This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.