Gharapuri, India
Elephanta Caves
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Gharapuri, India
An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Cairo, Egypt
The massive cave church of Cairo's Zabbaleen community is one of the largest Christian churches in the Middle East.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Vatican City
If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Isle of Eigg, Scotland
This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents
Sacramento, California
An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.
Jenolan, Australia
The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Suakin, Sudan
Remains of an abandoned coral city.
Sullivan, Missouri
400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Cambrils, Spain
An elaborately decorated house sits on an otherwise quiet street.
Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy
This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.
Karachi, Pakistan
Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.
Dandarah, Egypt
Ancient Egyptian relief, claimed to depict an electrical light.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.