Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Devil's Hole
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Thetford, England
A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Waiotapu, New Zealand
This electric green sulphur lake in New Zealand looks like a cartoonish radioactive dump site.
Puhoi, New Zealand
Victorian-era pub covered head to toe with mementos from patrons of decades past.
Caylloma, Peru
A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
This grand, Italianate family home built in 1885 is now a charming bed and breakfast.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand
A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.
Kyoto, Japan
This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
Takatsuki, Japan
The long-lost tomb of an ancient Japanese emperor, complete with a miniature terracotta army.
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Summerville, Georgia
This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.
Kulin, Australia
There's a lot of horsing around on this lonely stretch of Australian highway.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Upper Allyn, Australia
Thousands of used shoes create a unique public art exhibit along this old paddock fence.
Cártama, Spain
This art installation at an abandoned lipstick factory has distinct anti-capitalist vibes.