Thermopolis, Wyoming
Hot Springs State Park
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
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Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Dunsfold, England
An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
Quintanar de la Orden, Spain
These milestones have survived centuries and still mark distances although incorrectly.
Peñíscola, Spain
A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.
Leuven, Belgium
Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.
Hill City, South Dakota
One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island
Made from local Irish moss, this pie is served only in Prince Edward Island's potato museum.
Wellington, New Zealand
A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Kokomo, Indiana
More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.
Cameron, Arizona
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Nasu, Japan
Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.
Tangier, Morocco
Local authorities nearly destroyed this mural before a viral video rallied international support to save it.
Solomon Islands
The ship that got left behind.
Oxford, England
A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.
Tampa, Florida
Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.
Portland, Oregon
A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Larne, Northern Ireland
From Vikings to nationwide rebellions, this castle has seen its fair share of warfare.
Ruth, Nevada
Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.