Beila, Mauritania
Camel Market
The largest camel market in West Africa
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Beila, Mauritania
The largest camel market in West Africa
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Cuatrociénegas, Mexico
A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.
Windsor, England
This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.
Saline, Louisiana
The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Provo, Utah
These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.
Lemery, Philippines
The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."
Meredith, New Hampshire
One of the two USPS mailboats left in service docks regularly at Weirs Beach, Bear Island, and other Lake Winnipesaukee islands to deliver their mail.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
This cryptic monument honors a mysterious dead woman, despite her identity being lost centuries ago.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.
Nashville, Tennessee
Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
Madrid, Spain
A must for film lovers in Madrid and home to the Spanish Film Library's projection space.
Kakadu, Australia
Kakadu National Park is known for its stunning beauty and its rock art, which represents the longest historical records of any continuous civilization on Earth.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Jenins, Switzerland
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.