Wangaratta, Australia
Grave of Daniel "Mad Dog" Morgan
The burial site of one of the most notorious bushrangers in Australia's history.
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Wangaratta, Australia
The burial site of one of the most notorious bushrangers in Australia's history.
Saskatchewan
The most northerly active sand dunes in the world have some very rare botanical residents.
Uravan, Colorado
Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.
Enontekiö, Finland
This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.
Aleutians West, Alaska
The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.
Singapore
Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Krásno, Czechia
A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.
Tucson, Arizona
A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”
Bowman, North Dakota
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Queens, New York
Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Northwest Territories
A mad mystery man who led Canadian mounties on a 150-mile wilderness chase is still buried with his secrets intact.
McCall, Idaho
The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.
Antarctica
A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."
Priest Lake, Idaho
This historic Idaho island is home to a strange timeshare museum, a homemade mini-golf course, and an outhouse named Aunt Fanny.
Thimphu, Bhutan
This garden is very fertile.
Torpshammar, Sweden
The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.
Pacific Ocean, United States
Island of trash twice the size of Texas floats in the Pacific.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.