Kiribati
Nikumaroro Island
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
From dragonfruit to mangoes to durian this Thailand resort allows guests to stay inside all manner of giant fruit.
Tambon Phai Cham Sin, Thailand
The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.
Bang Muang Mai, Thailand
This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Kiruna, Sweden
The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.
Tromsø, Norway
The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Paranormal activity on the great lakes.
Baldwin, Michigan
This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.
Bay City, Michigan
This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
Newbury, New Hampshire
A strange, heartwarming, decades-old declaration of love on a New Hampshire roadside.
Jackson, New Hampshire
This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.
Madison, New Hampshire
A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.
Northeast Harbor, Maine
East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.
Monson, Maine
The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.