Shreveport, Louisiana
Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion
From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
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Shreveport, Louisiana
From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Annapolis, Maryland
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
San Francisco, California
A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.
Edinburg, Texas
This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.
Walker, Louisiana
World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.
Gwangju, South Korea
This traditional home is a rare example of 19th-century Korean architecture.
Northern Territory, Australia
This sacred site lives up to its name with its majestic, color-splashed sandstone formations.
Petermann, Australia
This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.
Darwin, Australia
World War II ended before these tunnels built to protect vital oil from Japanese bombs were ever used.
Darwin, Australia
Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Subotica, Serbia
Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Anton Valley, Panama
Right angles in the forests of Panama.