Coquimbo, Chile
Church of Guayacán
A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
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Coquimbo, Chile
A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
New Zealand
Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Paisley, Scotland
A familiar otherworldly creature guards this 12th-century Scottish abbey.
Ecuador
This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.
Ecuador
This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.
Tulcan, Ecuador
This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Szentendre, Hungary
A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.
Winchester, Connecticut
It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.
Maputo, Mozambique
From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Steyl, Netherlands
This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.
Florence, Italy
An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.
Brumadinho, Brazil
The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.