Los Alamos, New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
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Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Boston, Massachusetts
This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Fairmont City, Illinois
Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
This underground church is topped with a 500-foot cross that is seen by many as a beacon of fascist hubris.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Sydney, Australia
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Iceland
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.
Fox Glacier, New Zealand
A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.