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This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Rare mummified forest could offers a glimpse into how our environment has been changed by humans.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Smoked mummies housed in mountainside caves.

The most disputed archipelago in the world.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The world's largest statue of Mao Zedong looks out over the city where he discovered Communism.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.