Istanbul, Turkey
Miniaturk
Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.
Athens, Greece
Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Kilauea, Hawaii
A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Bisbee, Arizona
Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.
Bisbee, Arizona
Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Tombstone, Arizona
A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Mount Desert, Maine
A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Union, Maine
They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.
Owls Head, Maine
Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.
Jerusalem, Israel
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt
The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.
Cairo, Egypt
Slum Settlement Filled With Mountains of Garbage.
Cairo, Egypt
In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
Cairo, Egypt
A huge museum of much more than just agriculture displayed in a princess's palace.