Pepeekeo, Hawaii
'Akaka Falls
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
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Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
Oldtown, Maryland
Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Washington, D.C.
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Tomkins Cove, New York
Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Flourtown, Pennsylvania
This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
North Adams, Massachusetts
Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Worcester, Massachusetts
This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Yosemite National Park, California
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.