Gimli, Manitoba
Narcisse Snake Dens
The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.
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Gimli, Manitoba
The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.
Amherst, Massachusetts
One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.
Milford, New Hampshire
A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.
Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Tampa, Florida
A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Brisbane, Australia
The sculpture shows a water rat turning the world upside-down, landing an elephant on its head.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
County Donegal, Ireland
Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Crécy-la-Chapelle, France
This professional clown's home is an outsider art wonderland.
Staré Město, Czechia
Hundreds of "animals" created from scrap metal, alongside a collection of other oddities.
Roccascalegna, Italy
This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Sylhet, Bangladesh
One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Ruteng, Indonesia
The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.