The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Home of the infamous Rug Man of Doha.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

On the Pakistan-India border the militaries perform an elaborate theater of aggression each and every night.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

The largest hewn stone in history.

A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Jurassic theme park in the small town of Erlian.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.