Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee: ‘City of Live Mermaids’
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
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Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Austin, Texas
An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Bemidji, Minnesota
These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The titular fictional logger only inhabits this otherwise historically focussed museum via a piece of fiberglass kitsch.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This spaceship sculpture in the middle of the Slovakian capital looks like it just crash-landed.
Reykjanes, Iceland
Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
New York, New York
There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.