Sussex, England
Ouse Valley Viaduct Bridge
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
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Sussex, England
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
Leshan, China
This Tang Dynasty behemoth is the biggest Buddha in the world.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
Millers Point, Australia
This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.
Walarano, Vanuatu
Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Ohaupo, New Zealand
One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.
Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
One of the world's largest Tesla coils.
Tahiti, French Polynesia
Site of James Cook's historic observations of the 1769 transit of Venus.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.
Solomon Islands
The ship that got left behind.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Nauru
"The country that ate itself."
Vanuatu
The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.
Howland Island
The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Tonga
Underwater volcanic eruption forms new island off the coast of Tonga.
Cook Islands
A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.
Apia, Samoa
The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Greensburg, Kansas
The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.
Berdorf, Luxembourg
This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.