Isle of Staffa, Scotland
Fingal's Cave
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Hin Tung, Thailand
Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.
Sop Ruak, Thailand
A small museum in the Golden Triangle tells the story of the opium drug trade that gripped Northern Thailand.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Vientiane, Laos
More than 200 statues filled with cryptic symbols give this park spot an aura of horror vacui fantasy.
Tambon Wat That, Thailand
Bizarre Hindu and Buddhist sculpture park.
Khong Chiam, Thailand
Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Lake, Oregon
Massive crater in central Oregon.
Silver Lake, Oregon
A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.
Crescent, Oregon
This extinct shield volcano is the lightning rod of the Cascades.
Cougar, Washington
This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.
Cougar, Washington
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Bangkok, Thailand
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
Khlong Sok, Thailand
Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.
LaCrosse, Washington
An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.