Ajo, Arizona
Quitobaquito Springs
This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.
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Ajo, Arizona
This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.
Hormuz, Iran
The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.
Singapore
The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.
Singapore
Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.
Salamanca, Spain
An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.
Mexico City, Mexico
This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.
Rakvere, Estonia
This behemoth bovine guards an Estonian town and is a memorial to the lost species.
Sutri, Italy
This Roman theater was crafted into the local tuff rock and was rediscovered during the 19th-century.
Cerveteri, Italy
Largest necropolis in the Mediterranean.
Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Oriolo Romano, Italy
This palatial building houses a remarkable gallery of papal portraits.
Antwerp, Belgium
This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Montreux, Switzerland
This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
A tribute to an explorer and naturalist often overlooked by history.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Phonsavan, Laos
Believed to have once stored either human remains or rice wine, thousands of mysterious stone jars lie in ruin.
Phonsavan, Laos
Eat a meal surrounded by bomb fragments.
Muang Kham, Laos
A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.