San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Yerevan, Armenia
Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.
Culver, Oregon
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
Seattle, Washington
Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Mayer, Arizona
An urban laboratory.
San Francisco, California
Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real ācrookedest street in the world.ā
New Orleans, Louisiana
An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Tuxtla GutiƩrrez, Mexico
This museum honors a unique musical instrument of African origins, whose sound defines a city.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.
Loches, France
Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.
Sydney, Australia
A collaboration of art and ornithology mourns the calls of Sydney's lost birds.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Seattle, Washington
Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.
Portland, Oregon
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Santiago, Mexico
This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.