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Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

The museum exterior.

Texas City, Texas

Texas City Museum

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

Golden State Model Railroad Museum

Richmond, California

Golden State Model Railroad Museum

A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.

Piedra Falls

Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Piedra Falls

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

Aldabra giant tortoise on Changuu

Tanzania

Changuu (Prison Island)

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

Phu Quoc Prison History Museum

Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Phu Quoc Prison History Museum

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

Welcome to Deathmatch In Hell.

Tokyo, Japan

Deathmatch in Hell

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Russian Vodka Museum

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Russian Vodka Museum

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

August 2021.

El Trapiche, Panama

Coiba Island Penal Colony

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.

A cup of tea outside at Chalet de tia Mercês.

São Miguel, Portugal

Violet Volcanic Tea

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Bill's Old Bike Barn

Home to an eclectic collection of over 200 vintage motorcycles, Americana, and some of the most extraordinary antiques from all around the world.

Exterior of Noble Signs, where the collection is housed.

Brooklyn, New York

New York Sign Museum

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

Mama Mimi is a 35-foot troll created by artist Thomas Dambo and made from recycled materials

Wilson, Wyoming

Mama Mimi Sculpture (Giant Troll)

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

Piramide Cihuatan

Aguilares, El Salvador

Cihuatán

A major pre-Columbian archaeological site in central El Salvador.

View from below.

Urubamba, Peru

Machu Colca

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

Darkness surrounding the strange countryside home (Flickr/Jsome1)

Moreira do Rei, Portugal

Stone House

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

The Moomin House

Naantali, Finland

The Moomin House

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

The enchanting north door.

Stow-on-the-Wold, England

St Edward's Church

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

The portal made of sticks at the Redwood Forest.

East Warburton, Australia

Redwood Forest Tree Art

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

Check out the petroglyphs at Signal Hill.

Tucson, Arizona

Petroglyphs at Signal Hill

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

Cascade Falls.

Duck Creek Village, Utah

Cascade Falls

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

View NNE.  Edge of Cedar Mountain at the left side of the photo.

Castle Dale, Utah

Wedge Overlook

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

The Goblin (aka The Witch)

Vernal, Utah

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Looking down the Burr Trail Switchbacks

Garfield County, Utah

Burr Trail Switchbacks

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

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