Port Orchard, Washington
Hobbit House
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
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Port Orchard, Washington
A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Demre, Turkey
A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Alamada, Philippines
This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Kastrup, Denmark
This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.
Lübeck, Germany
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Carpinteria, California
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.
Zarcero, Costa Rica
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.