Ridge, New York
Brookhaven Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
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Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Esbjerg, Denmark
Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Hickory Corners, Michigan
A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.
Bologna, Italy
The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.
Chinguetti, Mauritania
Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents
Houlton, Maine
This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.
Orlando, Florida
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Montezuma, New Mexico
A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.
Padua, Italy
Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Brooklyn, New York
A modern zoetrope on the New York City subway.
Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Husavik, Iceland
Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.
Havana, Cuba
A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.