Taroona, Australia
The Shot Tower Historic Site
For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.
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Taroona, Australia
For a century, the tallest building in Tasmania was a tower built to manufacture ammunition.
Zaña, Peru
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
Bacalar, Mexico
At least seven hues of blue and turquoise make this freshwater lagoon unique.
Pyengana, Australia
A granite waterfall cascading down is one of the highest multi-tiered falls in the state.
Prattsville, New York
Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
New York, New York
One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.
Two Rocks, Australia
An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Rosemount, Minnesota
The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
Barcelona, Spain
A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.
Point Roberts, Washington
An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Sussex, England
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
Thousand Oaks, California
From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
New Bedford, Massachusetts
For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.
Paris, France
In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.
Linwood, New Jersey
This quaint New Jersey graveyard is an eternal resting place for thousands of beloved pets.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Berlin, Germany
A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.