Paro, Bhutan
Paro Taktsang
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
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Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Sturt Creek, Australia
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
Wilton, New Hampshire
A small obelisk marks the spot where Captain Sam Greele was killed by a falling tree.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Panguipulli, Chile
This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Dover, Tennessee
A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Bergen, Norway
Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.
Tiptonville, Kentucky
Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.
Falkland Islands
This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Sollacaro, France
This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Lima, Ohio
This burger joint is named after everyone's favorite carnival prize and is adorned with a giant one over the door.
Kayenta, Arizona
Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.