Orost, Iran
Badab-e Surt
Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
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Orost, Iran
Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Honghe, China
A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Săpânța, Romania
A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.
Slope Point, New Zealand
The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Kalsoy, Faroe Islands
This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.
Central City, Colorado
Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
New York, New York
A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.
České Budějovice, Czechia
Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Alto, Georgia
Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Sydney, Australia
Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.
Buffalo, New York
The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.
London, England
The London statue that imitates passersby.
Paris, France
This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Chobe, Botswana
There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.